Shenango and Ellwood City pushed the score to 49-14 the last time they played Ellwood City, but on Friday defenses reigned supreme. The Wildcats came up short against the Wolverine, falling 21-0. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wolverine apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2019.
The critical scores for Ellwood City came from Richard Cureton, DaiLonn Currie, and Anthony Barberio.
Shenango dropped their record down to 0-2 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ellwood City, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Shenango and Ellwood City could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Wildcats will face off against Mohawk Area at 7:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (466 vs. 177). Meanwhile, Ellwood City (ranked 375th) will meet Neshannock (ranked 169th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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