Sharpsville is 1-9 against Farrell since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Sharpsville Blue Devils are taking a road trip to square off against the Farrell Steelers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, Sharpsville didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Mercyhurst Prep, but they still walked away with a 35-31 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Farrell, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Seneca 44-7 on Saturday. Considering the Steelers have won four contests by more than 36 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Farrell to victory, but perhaps none more so than Juelz Johnson, who rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. Johnson's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 125 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Pegues, who threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes.
Farrell is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.0 points per game. As for Sharpsville, their record is now 8-3.
Things could have been worse for Sharpsville, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 40-21 loss to Farrell when the teams last played back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnson, who rushed for 162 yards and five touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that Sharpsville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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