The Ephrata Mountaineers will take on the Governor Mifflin Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ephrata is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Lebanon, posting a 59-6 win on the road. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-6.
Ephrata had a senior duo take command as Brayden Brown rushed for 77 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries and Caleb Grant threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only six passes.
Ephrata wouldn't let Lebanon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ephrata can thank Chase Prange and Dominic Pugh for forcing both of them. What's more, Prange also racked up 12 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ephrata was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Governor Mifflin was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Elizabethtown 48-14 at home. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Bears are ranked 343rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ephrata now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Governor Mifflin, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.
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