Pine-Richland has gone 8-0 against Shaler Area recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pine-Richland Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shaler Area Titans at 7:00 p.m. Pine-Richland will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Pine-Richland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: North Allegheny, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Pine-Richland was ranked eighth). Pine-Richland took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Allegheny on Friday. The Rams' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Pine-Richland's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Maclane Miller, who rushed for 176 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and Aaron Strader, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Miller is now averaging an impressive 110.6 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Pine-Richland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Pine-Richland wouldn't let North Allegheny keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pine-Richland can thank Tanner Cunningham and Sam Heckert for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous five contests, Shaler Area brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. They strolled past Fox Chapel with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 35-19. The Titans' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pine-Richland fell to 7-1. As for Shaler Area, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-6.
Everything went Pine-Richland's way against Shaler Area in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Pine-Richland made off with a 38-14 victory. Does Pine-Richland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shaler Area turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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