Ellwood City put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They snuck past the Western Beaver Golden Beavers with a 26-20 win. This was payback for the Wolverine, who suffered a 41-18 loss the last time these two teams met.
Elijah Palmer-McCane continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 110 yards and two touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Christopher Smiley was in the mix too, providing Ellwood City with two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Ellwood City's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Western Beaver's QB won't forget Kaden Docchio anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Docchio also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Ellwood City's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Western Beaver, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record.
Ellwood City will challenge Riverside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ellwood City's defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so Riverside's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Western Beaver, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mohawk Area at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Mohawk Area will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Western Beaver surely won't give up without a fight.
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