Kiski Area and Plum are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Cavaliers will challenge the Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kiski Area is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Kiski Area proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 21) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Armstrong 27-25. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cavaliers have posted since October 18, 2024.

Landyn Artman
10/10/25 vs Armstrong | 240 |
09/05/25 @ Hempfield Area | 196 |
10/03/25 vs Greater Latrobe | 191 |
08/23/24 @ Knoch | 3 |
Landyn Artman was a one-man wrecking crew as he threw for 240 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards and one TD. Those 240 passing yards gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Plum got themselves on the board against Fox Chapel on Friday, but Fox Chapel never followed suit. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 35-0 victory over the Foxes. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their 13-point performance the matchup before.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Cj Hart and Elijah Jackson. Hart rushed for 103 yards and two scores on only nine carries while Jackson rushed for 171 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Jackson really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run. Niko Signor got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Plum was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 399 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Plum's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-5. As for Kiski Area, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Kiski Area barely slipped by Plum in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, winning 15-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cavaliers 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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