Football Recap: Steel Valley Piles Up the Points Against Ligonier Valley

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Previous 6 Games

10/17/25 - Home	49-0 W
10/18/24 - Away	53-7 W
09/22/23 - Home	35-0 W
09/23/22 - Away	48-0 W
10/01/21 - Home	40-0 W
10/02/20 - Away	26-28 L

While Steel Valley put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Ligonier Valley. The Ironmen claimed a resounding 49-0 win over the Rams. Considering the Ironmen have won five contests by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Da`Ron Barksdale produced another solid performance rushing for 240 yards and four TDs on only eight carries. Those four rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tyson Barron, who threw for 189 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Steel Valley proved: they limited Ligonier Valley to a paltry 3.2 yards per carry. The Ironmen's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.77 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 9.8 on average over their last five games.

Steel Valley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.8 points over those games. As for Ligonier Valley, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-8.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Steel Valley is set to square off against their familiar foe South Allegheny at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Ironmen 9.6, the Gladiators 9.9) so any points scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Ligonier Valley will challenge rival Apollo Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.