The Blue Mountain Eagles will take on the Lehighton Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Blue Mountain is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Blue Mountain is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Palisades on the road to the tune of 63-13 on Friday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Pirates are ranked 426th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blue Mountain's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brady Strause led the charge by throwing for 225 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Another receiver making a difference was Gaige Guers, who picked up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Blue Mountain's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Jayden Blankenhorn was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Lehighton scored first but ultimately less than Pottsville in their matchup on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 21-3 to the Crimson Tide. The Indians have struggled against the Crimson Tide recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Blue Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Lehighton, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Blue Mountain against Lehighton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 41-13 win. Does Blue Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lehighton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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