Two dominant backs in Ryan Huey and Aiden Bliss are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Fort Cherry Rangers will head out to challenge the Port Allegany Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Fort Cherry has 14 wins , while Port Allegany has 13).
Fort Cherry is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They pulled ahead with a 21-20 photo finish over Clairton. The 21-point effort marked the Rangers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Port Allegany strolled past Wilmington with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 38-20. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bliss continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 284 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Bliss is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 120 every time he's taken the field this season. Backing up that air attack was Kellen Veilleux, who rushed for 81 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Port Allegany was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 374 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in 24 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Port Allegany pushed their record up to 13-0 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.1 points. As for Fort Cherry, their record is now 14-0.
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