The Penn Hills Indians will head out to challenge the Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Penn Hills has given up an average of 27.6 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Penn Hills is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Pine-Richland on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Indians were outmatched by the Rams and fell 63-19. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Rams are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Mt. Lebanon came up short against North Allegheny on Friday and fell 28-19. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Mt. Lebanon's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Penn Hills, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-5.
Penn Hills beat Mt. Lebanon 42-34 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the squad 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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