The Greater Latrobe Wildcats will take on the Pine-Richland Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greater Latrobe has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Pine-Richland will come in with five straight wins.
Greater Latrobe lost 34-13 to Kiski Area on Friday.
Meanwhile, Pine-Richland won against Fox Chapel last Friday with 63 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Rams really took it to Penn Hills for the full four quarters, racking up a 63-19 victory. Considering the Rams have won six contests by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Greater Latrobe better keep an eye on AARON STRADER. He was instrumental in Pine-Richland's win, rushing for 116 yards and a pair of scores on only seven carries, while also throwing for 98 yards and two TDs. The dominant performance also gave STRADER a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two). KHALIL TAYLOR was STRADER's top target, picking up 25 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Pine-Richland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 254 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pine-Richland's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut COLTON ANDRIGHETTI. Pine-Richland received some extra help from CHRIS LENTZ, whose fumble return for a touchdown made for one of the most unforgettable moments.
Greater Latrobe's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Pine-Richland, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Greater Latrobe was dealt a bruising 42-0 defeat at the hands of Pine-Richland in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of STRADER, who threw for 252 yards and four TDs on only 14 passes. Now that the Wildcats know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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