Ridgway/Johnsonburg will venture away from home to square off against the DuBois Beavers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ridgway/Johnsonburg is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Ridgway/Johnsonburg came up short against Port Allegany and fell 41-34. While losing is never fun, Ridgway/Johnsonburg can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 429th, while Port Allegany is ranked 142nd).
Despite the loss, Ridgway/Johnsonburg got top-tier performance from Rocco Delhunty, who rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 35 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Delhunty a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Ridgway/Johnsonburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, DuBois entered their tilt with Moniteau on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Warriors 48-0 on the road. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Beavers had established a 41 point advantage.
It was another big night for Trey Wingard, who threw for 274 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Ridgway/Johnsonburg's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for DuBois, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Ridgway/Johnsonburg has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 273.2 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, DuBois has preferred to attack from the air: they average 281.2 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Ridgway/Johnsonburg lost to DuBois on the road by a decisive 21-6 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Can Ridgway/Johnsonburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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