Football Preview: Upper Merion Area Vikings vs. Boyertown Bears
Upper Merion Area is on a four-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Boyertown a nine-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Upper Merion Area Vikings will host the Boyertown Bears at 7:00 p.m.
Upper Merion Area's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Pope John Paul II on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 41-0 loss at the hands of Pope John Paul II. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 393rd, while the are ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, Boyertown can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They walked away with a 14-7 victory over Norristown.
The critical scores for Boyertown came from Nicholas Billetta and Gavin Royce.
Boyertown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Upper Merion Area's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Boyertown, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-8.
Upper Merion Area might still be hurting after the 36-14 defeat they got from Boyertown in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Upper Merion Area, Cole Yesavage (who rushed for 279 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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