Bethel Park is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Upper St. Clair is on a six-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Bethel Park Black Hawks will host the Upper St. Clair Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Bethel Park's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Last Friday, Bethel Park humbled Baldwin with a 56-6 victory. The Black Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 36 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Upper St. Clair took on South Fayette on Friday. Upper St. Clair walked away with a 17-7 victory over South Fayette. The 17-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Upper St. Clair found their leader in underclassman John Banbury, who rushed for 137 yards while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Banbury a new career-high in rushing yards.
Bethel Park's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Upper St. Clair, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 7-0.
Bethel Park was able to grind out a solid win over Upper St. Clair when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 22-10. Will Bethel Park repeat their success, or does Upper St. Clair have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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