Mercer is 0-5 against Farrell since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mercer Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Farrell Steelers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Mercer and Reynolds were almost perfectly matched up, but Mercer suffered a 32-31 defeat. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Farrell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against Ursuline, falling 27-0. While losing is never fun, the Steelers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 188th in Pennsylvania, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 24th in Ohio).
Mercer now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Farrell, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Mercer was dealt a bruising 66-0 loss at the hands of Farrell in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Mercer, Anthony Stallworth (who rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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