Football Recap: Bangor Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 8:31am

Football Recap: Bangor Slaters vs. Tamaqua Blue Raiders

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Bangor fell victim to Tamaqua and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Tamaqua Blue Raiders 51-0. While losing is never fun, the Slaters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 406th, while the Blue Raiders are ranked 76th).

Jaxson Kreider threw for 36 yards on four of 12 attempts. On the ground, Riley Waldron rushed for 43 yards.

Tamaqua had a senior duo take command as Victor Schlosser gained 136 total yards and three touchdowns and Luke Kane rushed for 41 yards and two touchdowns. Kane is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.

Bangor's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Tamaqua, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.

Bangor will be playing at home against North Schuylkill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Tamaqua, they will venture away from home to take on Southern Lehigh at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tamaqua will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.

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