Two dominant signal callers in Kaiden Maurer and Drew Branstetter are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Line Mountain Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Camp Hill Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Line Mountain's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five games.
Last Friday, Line Mountain took their match at home with ease, bagging a 59-31 victory over James Buchanan. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 28 points or more this season.
Line Mountain relied on the efforts of Ian Bates, who rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and Maurer, who threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Bates a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Line Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Line Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kaden Dunkelberger, Avery Englehart, and Luke Malfara picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, a win for Camp Hill just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Steelton-Highspire, falling 37-14. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Steamrollers recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Line Mountain pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Camp Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
We should be in store for an exciting game as both have no problem gaining yardage. Line Mountain has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 364.6 total yards per game. However, it's not like Camp Hill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 385.2. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Line Mountain couldn't quite finish off Camp Hill when the teams last played back in September of 2021 and fell 19-17. Can Line Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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