Conemaugh Township is 1-7 against Portage since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Conemaugh Township Indians will look to defend their home field against the Portage Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Conemaugh Township's defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Portage's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Conemaugh Township came up short against Marion Center and fell 13-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Portage, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 28-15 win over Penns Manor on Friday.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Easton Slanoc and his top target Owen Gouse. Slanoc threw for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes while Gouse gained 131 total yards and a touchdown. Gouse got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 69 yards.
Portage's defense made their presence known, laying out Amin Lieb. three times. Bode Layo was especially locked on to Penns Manor's QB and sacked him twice.
Conemaugh Township's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Portage, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Conemaugh Township couldn't quite finish off Portage when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 37-34. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Portage's Issac Willinsky, who rushed for 225 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Now that Conemaugh Township knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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