The Kiski Area Cavaliers will face off against the Hempfield Area Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Kiski Area came up short against Norwin and fell 33-21. The Cavaliers haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Kiski Area had strong showings from Carson Heinle, who threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes, and Aven Shirley, who picked up 134 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Shirley is now averaging an impressive 111 receiving yards per game.
Meanwhile, Hempfield Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They came up short against Franklin Regional, falling 49-26. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Panthers are ranked 62nd).
Kiski Area's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Hempfield Area, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Kiski Area strolled past Hempfield Area in their previous matchup back in September of 2015 by a score of 35-20. Does Kiski Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hempfield Area turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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