The Cochranton Cardinals will square off against the Cambridge Springs Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cochranton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while Cambridge Springs will come in with three straight victories.
Cochranton's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Eisenhower last Friday. They had to suffer through a 27-0 loss at the hands of the Knights.
Meanwhile, Cambridge Springs got themselves on the board against Reynolds on Friday, but Reynolds never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 34-0 win over the Raiders at home. The result was nothing new for the Devils, who have now won four contests by 32 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cambridge Springs to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jordan Washington, who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Hoover, who gained 128 total yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cambridge Springs' defense and their five sacks. In that department, Zeke Carson-Smith was the leader with three. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made 11 or more in the last five games he's played.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cambridge Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 315 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Cochranton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Cambridge Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Cochranton was taken down by Cambridge Springs 47-14 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cochranton was down 32-8.
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