The matchup between Milton and Mount Carmel on Friday hardly resembled the 12-7 effort from their previous meeting. The Milton Black Panthers came up short against the Mount Carmel RED TORNADOES, falling 48-28. While losing is never fun, the Black Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 366th, while the RED TORNADOES are ranked 120th).
Several Black Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Montgomery Fisher, who picked up 143 receiving yards. Milton also got a significant boost from Jaeden Canelo, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
Cooper Karycki was his usual excellent self, rushing for 113 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries for Mount Carmel. Another player making a difference was Chase Balichik, who picked up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Milton has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Mount Carmel, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Milton will head out to challenge Warrior Run at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Warrior Run is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.5 points per game this season. As for Mount Carmel, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Shamokin Area at 7:00 p.m. Shamokin Area will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Mount Carmel surely won't give up without a fight.
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