The Burgettstown Blue Devils will square off against the Neshannock Lancers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Burgettstown has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight defeats, while Neshannock will come in with three straight wins.
Burgettstown's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Fort Cherry on Friday. They were dealt a 42-0 loss at the hands of the Rangers. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 437th, while the Rangers are ranked 129th).
Meanwhile, Neshannock really took it to Shenango for the full four quarters, racking up a 43-14 victory at home. Considering the Lancers have won four games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Neshannock's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jino Mozzocio, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and Justin Edworthy, who rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns. Edworthy's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Anthony Eakin, who picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Burgettstown's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Neshannock, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Burgettstown came out on top in a nail-biter against Neshannock when the teams last played back in November of 2017, sneaking past 31-28. Does Burgettstown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Neshannock turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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