The River Valley Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the West Shamokin Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
River Valley is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Northern Cambria just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They were beaten by the Colts 48-8. The game marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, West Shamokin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 57-0 loss at the hands of Cambria Heights. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 553rd, while the Highlanders are ranked 181st).
River Valley's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-2. As for West Shamokin, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
River Valley took their victory against West Shamokin when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 48-27. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was West Shamokin's Lou Swartz, who rushed for 284 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 44 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for River Valley to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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