Southern Columbia Area is 6-1 against Montoursville since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Southern Columbia Area Tigers will host the Montoursville Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Southern Columbia Area is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.1 points per game this season.
Montoursville is facing Southern Columbia Area at the wrong time: Southern Columbia Area suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 34-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. The Tigers gained 150 more yards on the day, but it was the Wildcats that made the best use of them.
Southern Columbia Area might have lost, but man, Brayden Andrews was a machine: he rushed for 203 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. Andrews is becoming a predictor of Southern Columbia Area's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Even though they lost, Southern Columbia Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, Montoursville humbled Central Mountain with a 44-7 victory. Considering the Warriors have won four matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Montoursville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Christian Banks led the charge by rushing for 111 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Harvey, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown.
Southern Columbia Area's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-4. As for Montoursville, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Andrews and Banks. Andrews has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 84 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Banks has averaged 118.4 rushing yards per game this season.
Everything went Southern Columbia Area's way against Montoursville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Southern Columbia Area made off with a 21-0 win. Will Southern Columbia Area repeat their success, or does Montoursville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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