Philipsburg-Osceola is on a three-game streak of home losses, Westmont Hilltop a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers will welcome the Westmont Hilltop Hilltoppers at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Philipsburg-Osceola's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bellefonte on Friday. They were dealt a 43-0 loss at the hands of the Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Mountaineers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Raiders are ranked 172nd).
Meanwhile, a victory for Westmont Hilltop just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Bishop McCort, falling 34-14.
Despite the defeat, Westmont Hilltop saw an underclassman step up: Landen Valente rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Philipsburg-Osceola's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Westmont Hilltop, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Philipsburg-Osceola was able to grind out a solid win over Westmont Hilltop in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 25-14. Does Philipsburg-Osceola have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westmont Hilltop turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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