On Friday, the Palisades Pirates were beaten by the Blue Mountain Eagles 63-13. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 424th, while the Eagles are ranked 67th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Blue Mountain to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brady Strause, who threw for 225 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Gaige Guers, who picked up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Palisades' defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Blue Mountain, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Palisades will take on Palmerton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Blue Mountain, they will challenge Lehighton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Blue Mountain's defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so Lehighton's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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