The Williamsport Millionaires will head out on the road to face off against the Shamokin Area Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Williamsport: 16, Shamokin Area: 9) so any points scored will be well earned.
Williamsport's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Jersey Shore offense got past them. Williamsport was outmatched by Jersey Shore on the road and fell 52-13. While losing is never fun, the Millionaires can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 64th).
Meanwhile, Shamokin Area put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 23-13 win over Selinsgrove. The 23-point effort marked the Indians' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shamokin Area to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jayce Ginck, who rushed for 125 yards. Ben Delbaugh did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 84 receiving yards.
Shamokin Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Shamokin Area's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kaidin Parker and Ryan Bickert.
Williamsport's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Shamokin Area, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
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