If South Allegheny was feeling good fresh off their 64-14 takedown of Sto-Rox last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Gladiators came up short against the Steel Valley Ironmen on Friday, falling 33-12. The Gladiators were red-hot offensively heading into the game (they scored no less than 31 points in the five matchups prior), but the Ironmen's defense proved too tough.
South Allegheny's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Joey Gamret, who rushed for 75 yards and one score.
Da`Ron Barksdale had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 176 yards and three TDs for Steel Valley. The Ironmen are undefeated when Barksdale posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Ashad Dye got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, South Allegheny fell to 9-1. As for Steel Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
As of now, neither South Allegheny nor Steel Valley have any future games scheduled.
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