The Line Mountain Eagles will challenge the Susquenita Blackhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Line Mountain's favor as the squad sits on eight straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Susquenita has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Line Mountain will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 28-point match in their last game. They fell just short of Camp Hill by a score of 21-19. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Kaiden Maurer and Drew Branstetter. Branstetter had a great game and threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes. Meanwhile, Maurer was balling out in the loss, throwing for 275 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a rushing score.
Line Mountain wouldn't let Camp Hill keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Line Mountain can thank Noah Ringes and Maxim Johnson for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Susquenita fell victim to Steelton-Highspire and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Steamrollers 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Blackhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 488th, while the Steamrollers are ranked 211th).
Line Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Susquenita, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Line Mountain has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 197.4 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Susquenita, though, as they've been averaging only 47.9. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Line Mountain didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Susquenita in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 27-21 victory. Will Line Mountain repeat their success, or does Susquenita have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
