The Armstrong River Hawks will square off against the Moon Area Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Armstrong will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Franklin Regional, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. The River Hawks simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Panthers 41-14. The River Hawks' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Jaydon Oliver
| 10/24/25 vs Franklin Regional | 256 |
| 10/17/25 @ Penn-Trafford | 146 |
| 10/10/25 @ Kiski Area | 182 |
| 10/03/25 vs Woodland Hills | 186 |
| 09/26/25 @ Gateway | 234 |
| + 3 more games |
Jaydon Oliver produced another solid effort throwing for 256 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 94.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 88 yards on only nine carries. That's the most passing yards he has posted since back in August. Phoenix Wynkoop was another key player, gaining 120 total yards and a touchdown.
Armstrong's run defense was locked in: Franklin Regional could only muster 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Max Zablocki for the heroic effort on defense: he. Armstrong's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.64 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 5.37 on average over their last five games.
Meanwhile, Moon Area had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Lions 24-21. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Lions are ranked 75th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Armstrong's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Moon Area, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Armstrong was able to grind out a solid victory over Moon Area when the teams last played back in September of 2017, winning 28-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for the River Hawks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
