Beaver Falls is 9-1 against Ellwood City since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Beaver Falls Tigers will head out to take on the Ellwood City Wolverine at 7:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Beaver Falls has struggled recently with ten defeats in a row, while Ellwood City will arrive with eight straight wins.
Beaver Falls' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Riverside on Friday. They had to suffer through a 31-0 loss at the hands of the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Ellwood City hadn't done well against Union Area recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Ellwood City claimed a resounding 33-6 victory over Union Area at home. Given the Wolverine's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while the Scotties are ranked 437th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elijah Palmer-McCane continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 189 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Christopher Smiley, who threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns.
Beaver Falls' loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Ellwood City, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Beaver Falls strolled past Ellwood City in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 42-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Beaver Falls since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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