The Cowanesque Valley Indians will square off against the Montgomery Red Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Cowanesque Valley will bounce into Saturday's game after beating North Penn-Mansfield, who they had gone 0-7 against in their seven prior meetings. Cowanesque Valley walked away with a 23-15 win over North Penn-Mansfield on Saturday.
Cowanesque Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jeavon Eick and Dave Hess.
Meanwhile, Montgomery hadn't done well against South Williamsport recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Montgomery simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat South Williamsport 42-14 at home. The result was nothing new for the Red Raiders, who have now won five matches by 25 points or more so far this season.
Among those leading the charge was Parker Persing, who rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Montgomery was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 249 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Cowanesque Valley's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Montgomery, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Everything went Cowanesque Valley's way against Montgomery when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Cowanesque Valley made off with a 44-24 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Montgomery's Caden Finck, who rushed for 196 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Cowanesque Valley to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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