After flying high against Euclid last Friday, Erie came back down to earth. The Erie Royals came up short against the Canisius Crusaders on Saturday, falling 31-6. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 170th in Pennsylvania, while the Crusaders are ranked sixth in New York).
The defeat snapped Erie's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-5 record. As for Canisius, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Erie will host Meadville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meadville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.8 points per game this season. As for Canisius, they will head out to take on Varsity Opponent at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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