The Shady Side Academy Bulldogs will face off against the Steel Valley Ironmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Shady Side Academy took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Apollo Ridge by a score of 40-32.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Steel Valley). They breezed by Waynesburg Central at home to the tune of 40-6 on Friday.
Donald Barksdale continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 165 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. Del Shields got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Steel Valley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Shields picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Shady Side Academy's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Steel Valley, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-3.
Shady Side Academy was dealt a bruising 46-0 defeat at the hands of Steel Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Shady Side Academy, Nijhay Burt (who rushed for 251 yards and five touchdowns on only 12 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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