Football Preview: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers vs. Conwell-Egan Catholic Eagles
Northwestern Lehigh has won six straight games at home, while Conwell-Egan Catholic has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Northwestern Lehigh Tigers will host the Conwell-Egan Catholic Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Northwestern Lehigh is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 42.7 points per game this season.
Northwestern Lehigh is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past North Schuylkill 36-7. Considering the Tigers have won 11 contests by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Shane Leh was the offensive standout of the match as he rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards.
Northwestern Lehigh was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Conwell-Egan Catholic beat Simon Gratz 24-12 on Saturday.
Conwell-Egan Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.4 points per game. As for Northwestern Lehigh, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
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