The Kiski Area Cavaliers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Armstrong River Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Armstrong took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Kiski Area, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Kiski Area finally turned things around against Greater Latrobe on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 36-13 margin over the Wildcats.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Kiski Area to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carson Heinle, who threw for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes, and also rushed for 104 yards on only 14 carries. That's the most rushing yards Heinle has posted since back in August of 2023. Landon Kucic was another key back, rushing for 132 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Kiski Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Armstrong was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a blow against Woodland Hills, falling 36-6. While losing is never fun, the River Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the Wolverines are ranked 28th).
Kiski Area's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Armstrong, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-5.
Kiski Area beat Armstrong 42-34 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kiski Area since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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