The Palisades Pirates will challenge the Blue Mountain Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row dating back to last season, Palisades finally turned things around against Pen Argyl last Friday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 21-20 victory over the Green Knights.
Meanwhile, after only eight points in their last contest, Blue Mountain made sure to put some points up on the board against Bangor on Friday. Blue Mountain blew past Bangor 49-7 at home. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Slaters are ranked 408th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tyler Stahley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 101.6 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Strause, who threw for 188 yards and a touchdown on only 17 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Blue Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Blue Mountain'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 Lucas Pritiskutch and Gaige Guers.
Palisades' first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Blue Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
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