The Black River Pirates are taking a road trip to take on the Keystone Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Black River will head out to face Keystone after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Black River lost to Firelands at home by a 32-16 margin.
Meanwhile, Keystone's game on Friday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 20-7 victory over Columbia. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Zach Shackelford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 98 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Keystone was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Black River's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3. As for Keystone, their record is now 3-1.
Black River was able to grind out a solid win over Keystone in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Black River since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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