South Allegheny has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Ligonier Valley Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Allegheny's defense has only allowed 17.8 points per game this season, so Ligonier Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them.
South Allegheny's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when South Park offense got past them. South Allegheny took a 48-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of South Park on Friday. The loss was the Gladiators' first of the season.
Despite the defeat, South Allegheny had strong showings from Drew Cook, who picked up 156 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Joey Gamret, who rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Gamret a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Ligonier Valley after they claimed the first score on Friday, but it was Our Lady of the Sacred Heart who ended up claiming the real prize. Ligonier Valley lost 28-7 to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. The game marked the Rams' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Ligonier Valley wouldn't let Our Lady of the Sacred Heart keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ligonier Valley can thank Hunter Carr and John Jablunovsky for forcing both of them. Carr also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Having lost for the first time this season, South Allegheny fell to 4-1. As for Ligonier Valley, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. South Allegheny has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 187 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Ligonier Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 229.4. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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