The New Brighton Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Union Area Scotties at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
New Brighton is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Western Beaver on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. New Brighton took a blow against Western Beaver, falling 53-13. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 428th, while the Golden Beavers are ranked 199th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 36 points the game before, Union Area was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They were beaten by Ellwood City 33-6.
New Brighton has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. As for Union Area, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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