Southern Columbia Area is 8-2 against Mount Carmel since November of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Southern Columbia Area Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Mount Carmel RED TORNADOES at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Southern Columbia Area was fully in charge, breezing past Milton 49-7 on the road. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Black Panthers are ranked 285th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southern Columbia Area can attribute much of their success to Joey Williams, who rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Meanwhile, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Mount Carmel made off with a 35-34 victory over Mifflinburg. The win made it back-to-back victories for the RED TORNADOES.
Cooper Karycki had a dynamite game for Mount Carmel, rushing for 237 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Karycki is now averaging an impressive 138.3 rushing yards per game. Michael Kimsal got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mount Carmel was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 491 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mifflinburg only gained 307.
Southern Columbia Area now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Mount Carmel, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Southern Columbia Area against Mount Carmel in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 as the squad secured a 43-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southern Columbia Area since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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