Football Game Preview: Pocono Mountain East Plays at Home

By Team Reports Aug 27, 2024, 5:59am

Football Preview: Pocono Mountain East Cardinals vs. Honesdale Hornets



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The Pocono Mountain East Cardinals will face off against the Honesdale Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

After dropping their season opener at home, Honesdale is headed out to face a Cardinals team ready to give their home crowd a win. Pocono Mountain East lost 46-21 to Louis E. Dieruff on Friday. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Huskies recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Rocco Delgiudice, who threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns. Stephen Bethea helped Delgiudice out on the ground, rushing for 107 yards and a touchdown.

Meanwhile, Honesdale came into Friday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They strolled past East Stroudsburg North with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 33-16.

Honesdale's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Aiden Collins, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and Gabe Duda, who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.

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