Montoursville has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the Danville Ironmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Montoursville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.2 points per game this season.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Montoursville finally turned things around against Mifflinburg on Saturday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 28-27 win over the Wildcats.
Montoursville got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Elijah Eck out in front who threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (87 yards to be exact) went to Todd Crawford, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Danville put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Selinsgrove for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-7 win. The result was nothing new for the Ironmen, who have now won nine matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
Bo Sheptock was his usual excellent self, rushing for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jack Rarig was another key player, rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown.
Danville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 390 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Montoursville now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Danville, their victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Christian Banks and Sheptock. Banks has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages of 112 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Sheptock has averaged 154.6 rushing yards per game this season.
Montoursville might still be hurting after the 44-20 defeat they got from Danville in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sheptock, who rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Now that Montoursville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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