Pine-Richland has gone 8-2 against Seneca Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pine-Richland Rams are taking a road trip to take on the Seneca Valley Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Seneca Valley took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Pine-Richland, who comes in off a win.
Pine-Richland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: Central Catholic, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Pine-Richland was ranked eighth). Pine-Richland secured a 22-17 W over Central Catholic on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Pine-Richland found their leader in underclassman Aaron Strader, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 202 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (88 yards to be exact) went to Lawrence ?Jay? Timmons, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pine-Richland's defense and their four sacks. Josh Smith was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Seneca Valley came up short against North Hills on Friday and fell 13-6.
Pine-Richland's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Seneca Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Pine-Richland took their victory against Seneca Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 35-13. In that contest, Pine-Richland amassed a halftime lead of 28-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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