The Mount Union Trojans will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mount Union is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Tussey Mountain. Mount Union took down Tussey Mountain 28-14 on Friday.
Mount Union's defense made their presence known, laying out Landon Myers. five times. Davin Yocum was especially locked on to Tussey Mountain's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Berlin Brothersvalley gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They breezed by Claysburg-Kimmel at home to the tune of 42-14. Given the Mountaineers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 516th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cooper Huston had a dynamite game for Berlin Brothersvalley, rushing for 226 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Haydon Hutzell, who gained 114 total yards and two touchdowns.
Mount Union was dealt a bruising 38-7 loss at the hands of Berlin Brothersvalley when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Mount Union, Pace Prosser (who threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 43 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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