Western Beaver is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Ellwood City is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Western Beaver Golden Beavers will host the Ellwood City Wolverine at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Western Beaver: 10.4, Ellwood City: 13) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Western Beaver earned a 21-10 win over Riverside.
Meanwhile, Ellwood City got themselves on the board against New Brighton on Friday, but New Brighton never followed suit. They blew past the Lions 33-0 at home. Given the Wolverine's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Lions are ranked 430th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elijah Palmer-McCane continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 184 yards and three touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dailonn Currie, who picked up 61 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Ellwood City's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of PJ Dubois and Gavin Partridge.
Western Beaver's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Ellwood City, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Western Beaver took their victory against Ellwood City in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 41-18. Will Western Beaver repeat their success, or does Ellwood City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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