Football Preview: Blue Mountain Eagles vs. North Schuylkill Spartans
Blue Mountain has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the North Schuylkill Spartans at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Blue Mountain on the road against Lehighton as the team secured a 55-14 win. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Eagles were down 14-0 in the third quarter.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Blue Mountain to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gaige Guers, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown. Those 78 rushing yards gave Guers a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Foose, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Blue Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 239 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
One reason for the win was Blue Mountain's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Dylan Foose with two.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last game, North Schuylkill made sure to put some points up on the board against Bangor on Friday. North Schuylkill blew past Bangor 39-14. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Slaters are ranked 387th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blue Mountain's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for North Schuylkill, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Blue Mountain won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, slipping by North Schuylkill 18-17. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was North Schuylkill's Caden Mengel, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Blue Mountain still be able to contain Mengel? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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