Minersville has gone 8-2 against Marian Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Minersville Battlin' Miners will be playing in front of their home fans against Marian Catholic at 6:00 p.m. Minersville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Marian Catholic likes a good challenge.
Marian Catholic is facing Minersville at the wrong time: Minersville suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 72-52 to the Hurricanes. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (36), the Battlin' Miners still had to take the loss.
Minersville might have lost, but man, Dante Carr was a machine: he rushed for 143 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 403 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per attempt. Carr's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Paiten LaPoint, who picked up 166 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Marian Catholic entered their game against Mahanoy Area on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Marian Catholic took a 26-7 bruising from Mahanoy Area. Having soared to a lofty 47 points in the game before, Marian Catholic couldn't push the score so high this time.
Despite the loss, Marian Catholic saw an underclassman step up: Rory Dixon rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown. Dixon's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 131 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even if they lost, Marian Catholic's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Chase Hower was the leader with two.
Minersville's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2. As for Marian Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 3-2.
Minersville strolled past Marian Catholic when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 28-12. Will Minersville repeat their success, or does Marian Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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