The Pine Grove Cardinals will welcome the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Pine Grove focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Last Friday, Pine Grove lost to Minersville at home by a 31-14 margin. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although Pine Grove took the loss, they still got scores from Wyatt Snyder and Teagan Schneck-Haines.
Pine Grove didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Chase Nagle and Angel Ditzler.
Meanwhile, Schuylkill Haven entered their tilt with Marian Catholic on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They claimed a resounding 36-0 win over Marian Catholic on the road. Considering the Hurricanes have won five matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Niko Castillo and he. Castillo rushed for 133 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries while he rushed for 133 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Niko Carestia's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 180 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Schuylkill Haven was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 499 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 384 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Schuylkill Haven's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Aaron Gilbert and Wyatt Keefer, who racked up five sacks between them.
Pine Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Schuylkill Haven, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Pine Grove came up short against Schuylkill Haven when the teams last played back in September of 2021, falling 14-7. Will Pine Grove have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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