The Pine Grove Cardinals are taking a road trip to square off against Marian Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pine Grove is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Pine Grove is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Schuylkill Haven on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Pine Grove was dealt an 81-6 defeat at the hands of Schuylkill Haven. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 525th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 174th).
Meanwhile, Marian Catholic fell victim to Williams Valley and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 33-0 loss at the hands of the Vikings. Marian Catholic has struggled against Williams Valley recently, as their game on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Pine Grove's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Marian Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Pine Grove came up short against Marian Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 20-7. Can Pine Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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