Steel Valley had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They blew past the South Allegheny Gladiators 45-7. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Ironmen also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2019.
Leading Steel Valley to victory were Donald Barksdale and Da'Ron Barksdale. Donald gained 294 total yards and five touchdowns, while Da'Ron rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Donald really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 86 yards.
Steel Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 399 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Steel Valley pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for South Allegheny, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2.
As of now, neither Steel Valley nor South Allegheny have any future games scheduled.
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