The Central Valley Warriors will host the North Hills Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.2 points per game this season.
Central Valley and Hopewell met for a duel on Friday where Central Valley couldn't get it done. Central Valley lost 44-20 to Hopewell. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Warriors came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Vikings are ranked 252nd).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Aaron Lawson, who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending two passes. Quinn Connolly was another key receiver, picking up 110 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Central Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 252 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed 14 in total. All came courtesy of Domenic Pratt: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 5-for-5 kicking extra points for an additional five.
Meanwhile, North Hills entered their game against Penn Hills on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The match between North Hills and Penn Hills wasn't particularly close, with North Hills falling 27-10. It was the first time this season that North Hills let down their fans at home.
Central Valley now has a losing record at 4-5. As for North Hills, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2.
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