Pine Grove lost against Minersville back in October of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Pine Grove Cardinals took a 31-14 bruising from the Minersville Battlin' Miners. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although Pine Grove took the loss, they still got scores from Wyatt Snyder and Teagan Schneck-Haines.
Pine Grove didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Chase Nagle and Angel Ditzler.
Among those leading the charge was Logan Hutsko, who picked up 67 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Minersville's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Pine Grove's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Minersville, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pine Grove will host Schuylkill Haven at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Schuylkill Haven knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Pine Grove likes a good challenge. As for Minersville, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Nativity BVM at 7:00 p.m. Nativity BVM is coming into the game with three straight wins on the road, so Minersville will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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