Marian Catholic is 7-2 against Mahanoy Area since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. Marian Catholic will host the Mahanoy Area Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. Marian Catholic's defense has only allowed 11.8 points per game this season, so Mahanoy Area's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Marian Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Shenandoah Valley 47-23 on Friday. Marian Catholic might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Marian Catholic found their leader in underclassman Rory Dixon, who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Gelatko, who gained 60 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marian Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Marian Catholic's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB eight times. It was truly a group effort as Gelatko, Aidan Milkovits, and Charles Hower picked up two apiece. The dominant performance gave Gelatko a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Mahanoy Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a blow against Schuylkill Haven, falling 59-8. That makes it the first time this season the Golden Bears have let down their home crowd.
The victory made it two in a row for Marian Catholic and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Mahanoy Area, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-4.
Marian Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Mahanoy Area in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 21-13. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mahanoy Area's Colm Mcgroarty, who rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Marian Catholic to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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