The Cedar Cliff Colts will head out on the road to square off against the Altoona Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cedar Cliff is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Cedar Cliff will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Carlisle on Friday. Cedar Cliff simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Carlisle 41-13 at home. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Thundering Herd are ranked 291st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Bennett Secrest, who threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Cedar Cliff also got a significant boost from Alex Otero, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 137 yards.
Meanwhile, Altoona came into Friday's game having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 21-14 victory over Chambersburg on Friday.
The win snapped Cedar Cliff's losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 3-5 record. As for Altoona, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
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