Neshannock has won three straight games at home, while Laurel has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Neshannock Lancers and the Laurel Spartans are set to duel. Neshannock is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.7 points per game this season.
Neshannock will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 41-point they dealt Summit Academy on Friday. Neshannock breezed by Summit Academy at home to the tune of 47-6. The result was nothing new for the Lancers, who have now won six matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Anthony Eakin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 130 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Edworthy, who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Neshannock was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Neshannock's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. Summit Academy's QB won't forget Ethan Beaman anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Laurel didn't have too much trouble with South Side on the road on Friday as they won 27-13. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly 14 points.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Kolton Carlson and he. Carlson gained 91 total yards and three touchdowns while he gained 91 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Jackson Sauders a new career-high in rushing yards.
Neshannock's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Laurel, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Neshannock strolled past Laurel in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 39-22. Does Neshannock have another victory up their sleeve, or will Laurel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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