The Summit Academy Knights and the Neshannock Lancers are set to duel on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Summit Academy has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Neshannock will arrive with five straight wins.
Summit Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Northgate on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Summit Academy took a blow against Northgate, falling 49-12.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Neshannock sidestepped South Side for a 21-19 victory.
Jino Mozzocio continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 93 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 115 yards while completing 75% of his passes.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Neshannock was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Summit Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Neshannock, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
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