If Penn Hills was riding high fresh off their 41-0 takedown of Shaler Area last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Penn Hills Indians took a 31-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pine-Richland Rams on Friday. The Indians were up 14-0 in the third but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pine-Richland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aaron Strader, who threw for 179 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Pine-Richland also got a significant boost from Maclane Miller, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 112 yards.
Penn Hills now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Pine-Richland, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Penn Hills will challenge Mt. Lebanon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Pine-Richland, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Greater Latrobe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pine-Richland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.5 points per game this season.
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