River Valley entered their tilt with Marion Center on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 28-21 win over the Marion Center Stingers. The Panthers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Stingers, too.
River Valley had a senior duo take command as Sam Yanits rushed for 210 yards and Gavin Burkhart rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns. Burkhart also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making ten total tackles and defending two passes. Another big playmaker for River Valley was Sam Ewing, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
River Valley pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Marion Center, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3.
River Valley will venture away from home to challenge Northern Cambria at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (River Valley: 12.8, Northern Cambria: 7.1) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Marion Center, they will welcome Penns Manor at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marion Center's defense has only allowed 11.2 points per game this season, so Penns Manor's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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