Upper St. Clair has gone 9-0 against Baldwin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Upper St. Clair Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Baldwin Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Upper St. Clair has 12 straight wins, Baldwin has 18 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
It was a proper cat-fight when Upper St. Clair duked it out withMoon Area on Friday. Upper St. Clair claimed a resounding 35-7 victory over Moon Area at home. Considering the Panthers have won five matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Upper St. Clair found their leader in underclassman John Banbury, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 59 receiving yards and a touchdown. Banbury showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 54 yards. Ethan Hellmann was another key player, throwing for 109 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, a win for Baldwin just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Peters Township 49-8. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Indians are ranked sixth).
Upper St. Clair's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Baldwin, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Upper St. Clair was able to grind out a solid win over Baldwin when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 42-34. Does Upper St. Clair have another victory up their sleeve, or will Baldwin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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