Football Preview: Spring-Ford Rams vs. Norristown Eagles
Spring-Ford is 7-0 against Norristown since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Spring-Ford Rams have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Norristown Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Neither Spring-Ford nor Norristown posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Last Friday, Spring-Ford came up short against Downingtown West and fell 21-12. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Whippets are ranked 17th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jordan Marsilio, who picked up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Another signal caller making a difference was Matt Zollers, who threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins dating back to last season, Norristown's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They had to suffer through a 56-7 loss at the hands of Bayard Rustin. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Spring-Ford's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Norristown, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Spring-Ford against Norristown when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 35-6 win. Will Spring-Ford repeat their success, or does Norristown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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