The Shamokin Area Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Loyalsock Township Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shamokin Area is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Shamokin Area beat Lewisburg 17-12. The 17-point effort marked the Indians' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Shamokin Area came from Zakem Clinton and Chase Pensyl.
Meanwhile, Loyalsock Township entered their matchup against Danville on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Loyalsock Township came up short against Danville, falling 28-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Lancers in their matchups with the Ironmen: they've now lost six in a row.
Shamokin Area pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Loyalsock Township, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Shamokin Area has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 264.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Loyalsock Township struggles in that department as they've been averaging 183. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Shamokin Area against Loyalsock Township when the teams last played back in November of 2018, as the team secured a 39-7 victory. Will Shamokin Area repeat their success, or does Loyalsock Township have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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