The Southmoreland Scotties will square off against the East Allegheny Wild Cats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Allegheny took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Southmoreland, who comes in off a win.
Southmoreland is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They blew past Valley 52-20 at home. Given the Scotties' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Vikings are ranked 463rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southmoreland had a senior duo take command as Ethan Shawley gained 104 total yards and two touchdowns and Camren Phillips rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Stanley Betters made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Southmoreland's defense and their six sacks. In that department, Stanley Chapman was the leader with two.
East Allegheny kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a hard 30-16 fall against South Park.
Southmoreland suffered a grim 36-11 defeat to East Allegheny in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. Can Southmoreland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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