Marion Center and Northern Cambria are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Marion Center Stingers will challenge the Northern Cambria Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marion Center's defense has only allowed six points per game this season, so Northern Cambria's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Marion Center's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat West Shamokin 42-0 on the road. The game marked the Stingers' most dominant win of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Northern Cambria entered their matchup against Cambria Heights on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Northern Cambria took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cambria Heights. The loss was the Colts' first of the season.
Despite the defeat, Northern Cambria got top-tier performance from Ty Dumm, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 120 yards on seven of 18 attempts. A healthy portion of that aerial production (92 yards to be exact) went to Caleb Dolney.
The victory made it two in a row for Marion Center and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Northern Cambria, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 4-1.
Marion Center was taken down by Northern Cambria 45-0 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Marion Center, Jack Sheredy (who rushed for 231 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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