Football Preview: Northwest Area Rangers vs. Sayre Redskins
The Northwest Area Rangers will square off against the Sayre Redskins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northwest Area is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Northwest Area will head into Saturday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 61-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against New Hope-Solebury on Saturday. Northwest Area narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past New Hope-Solebury 17-14. The victory was some much needed relief for the Rangers as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Among those leading the charge was Jace Mccoy, who threw for 193 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 62 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. 92 of those passing yards were hauled in by Rj Moyer.
Northwest Area wouldn't let New Hope-Solebury keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Northwest Area can thank Robby Voyton and Ben Bonham for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Sayre was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 61-20 loss at the hands of Muncy.
Northwest Area's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Sayre, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Northwest Area strolled past Sayre in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 44-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwest 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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