After flying high against West Branch last Friday, Mount Union came back down to earth. The Mount Union Trojans fell 18-6 to the Moshannon Valley Black Knights/Damsels on Friday. The contest marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Maddox Hobbs threw for 31 yards on three of seven attempts. On the ground,
Nasir Collins rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown.
Moshannon Valley found their leader in underclassman Rocco Reifer, who rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown. Those 165 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Reifer.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mount Union fell to 4-1. As for Moshannon Valley, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mount Union will host Glendale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Mount Union: 11.6, Glendale: 12.8) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Moshannon Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Juniata Valley at 7:00 p.m. Moshannon Valley's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Juniata Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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