Central Mountain hasn't had much luck against Jersey Shore recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Central Mountain Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Jersey Shore Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Central Mountain is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a blow against Troy, falling 62-10. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 479th, while the Trojans are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, Jersey Shore scored first but ultimately less than Scranton Prep in their match on Friday. They took a 27-19 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cavaliers. While the Bulldogs had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Cavaliers 6-0.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Bo Sechrist, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown. Jersey Shore is 5-1 when Sechrist posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Jordan, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Jersey Shore was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Central Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Jersey Shore, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Central Mountain took a serious blow against Jersey Shore in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 62-0. Thankfully for Central Mountain, Tate Sechrist (who rushed for 322 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 17.9 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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