The Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers will square off against the Steel Valley Ironmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart will head out to face Steel Valley after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart took a blow against South Park, falling 41-13. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Eagles are ranked 142nd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Steel Valley). They claimed a resounding 55-10 win over Apollo Ridge at home. The result was nothing new for the Ironmen, who have now won four matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Steel Valley's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Donald Barksdale, who rushed for 165 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Barksdale really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run. Da'Ron Barksdale was another key player, rushing for 64 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Steel Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Steel Valley, they pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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