West Allegheny has gone 4-0 against Blackhawk recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The West Allegheny Indians will venture away from home to face off against the Blackhawk Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Blackhawk took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on West Allegheny, who comes in off a win.
West Allegheny took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on New Castle with a sharp 32-8 win. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Allegheny was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, a victory for Blackhawk just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Aliquippa, falling 48-13. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Quips: they've now lost five in a row.
Blackhawk wouldn't let Aliquippa keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Elijah Stewart, Tristen Brunson, and Hayden Magill picked up one apiece. What's more, Magill also racked up 15 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in August.
West Allegheny now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Blackhawk, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. West Allegheny has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 189.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Blackhawk struggles in that department as they've been averaging 166.8. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
West Allegheny didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Blackhawk in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 10-6 win. Will West Allegheny repeat their success, or does Blackhawk have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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