Football Preview: New Oxford Colonials vs. Exeter Township Eagles
New Oxford has won four straight games at home, while Exeter Township has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The New Oxford Colonials will welcome the Exeter Township Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
New Oxford's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave two weeks ago, when they got past Eastern York's usually-dominant defense. New Oxford really took it to Eastern York for the full four quarters, racking up a 31-3 win. Given the Colonials' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Golden Knights are ranked 205th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clayton Nieves was his usual excellent self, rushing for 133 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 114 rushing yards.
New Oxford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brayden Billman and Ryan Vargas. New Oxford got some further help from Carter Houck: he picked up two sacks and made 15 total tackles.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Exeter Township's strategy against South Western on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Exeter Township blew South Western out of the water with a 56-3 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-3.
It was another big night for Jayden Zandier, who rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Leo Brown, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown.
Exeter Township was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
New Oxford's victory bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Exeter Township, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. New Oxford has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 197.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Exeter Township struggles in that department as they've been averaging 245.1. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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