The Blue Mountain Eagles will face off against the Lehighton Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, Blue Mountain made easy work of Palisades and carried off a 42-21 victory. The Eagles' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Carter Smith
| 09/26/25 vs Palisades | 171 |
| 09/19/25 @ Bangor | 130 |
| 08/22/25 vs Schuylkill Haven | 32 |
| 09/20/24 vs Bangor | 32 |
| 09/05/25 vs Jim Thorpe | 25 |
Blue Mountain's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Carter Smith, who rushed for 171 yards and a pair of scores on only 12 carries. Those 171 rushing yards gave Smith a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cohen Kirby, who threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Lehighton and Pottsville, and Lehighton kept the tradition alive. The Indians breezed past the Crimson Tide to the tune of 35-0 on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Indians needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.
Lehighton's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-3. As for Blue Mountain, the victory also got them back to even at 3-3.
Blue Mountain and Lehighton were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, but Blue Mountain suffered an agonizing 29-28 loss. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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