Bald Eagle Area is 10-0 against Philipsburg-Osceola since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bald Eagle Area Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m.
Bald Eagle Area is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Tyrone on Friday. Bald Eagle Area took a 35-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tyrone.
Despite the loss, Bald Eagle Area had strong showings from Carson Nagle, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown, and Carnell Noone, who gained 138 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Nagle a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Philipsburg-Osceola). They came out on top against Penns Valley Area by a score of 34-21 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Mountaineers considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Sam Mcdonald was his usual excellent self, rushing for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, while also picking up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of thosereceiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 70 yards. Backing up that air attack was Jayden Jones, who rushed for 84 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Philipsburg-Osceola was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bald Eagle Area's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Bald Eagle Area has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 162 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Philipsburg-Osceola struggles in that department as they've been averaging 178.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Bald Eagle Area's way against Philipsburg-Osceola in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Bald Eagle Area made off with a 42-20 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bald Eagle Area since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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