The New Castle Hurricanes are taking a road trip to face off against the Ambridge Bridgers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Castle's defense has only allowed 10.1 points per game this season, so Ambridge's offense will have their work cut out for them.
New Castle is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering West Allegheny just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 24-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians. The Hurricanes gained 56 more yards on the day, but it was the Indians that made the best use of them.
Meanwhile, Ambridge played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Montour and fell 55-21. The defeat continues a trend for the Bridgers in their meetings with the Spartans: they've now lost nine in a row.
New Castle's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-2. As for Ambridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
New Castle couldn't quite get it done against Ambridge when the teams last played back in October of 2024 as they fell 22-13. Can the Hurricanes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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