The South Allegheny Gladiators will take on the Brentwood Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brentwood took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on South Allegheny, who comes in off a win.
While Gladiators fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They strolled past Ringgold with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 28-14. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Gladiators as it put an end to their nine-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Cameron Epps went supernova for South Allegheny, rushing for 207 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown. Epps was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 50 yards. Another receiver making a difference was Drew Cook, who picked up 195 receiving yards and a touchdown.
South Allegheny was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in four consecutive matches dating back to last season.
South Allegheny wouldn't let Ringgold keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cash Pistilli was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Brentwood's offense. They had to suffer through a 40-0 loss at the hands of Yough.
South Allegheny came up short against Brentwood in their previous meeting back in August of 2019, falling 19-7. Can South Allegheny avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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