Football Preview: Jersey Shore Bulldogs vs. Shamokin Area Indians
Jersey Shore is 10-0 against Shamokin Area since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Jersey Shore Bulldogs will stay at home for another week and welcome the Shamokin Area Indians at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Last Friday, Jersey Shore humbled Selinsgrove with a 55-21 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.
Elijah Jordan was a one-man wrecking crew for Jersey Shore as he threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Paul Hale was another key passer, picking up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jersey Shore was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 556 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Selinsgrove only gained 204.
Meanwhile, Shamokin Area won against Lake-Lehman last Friday with 49 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Shamokin Area took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 49-0 victory over Shikellamy. The Indians' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Jersey Shore pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Shamokin Area, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-0.
Everything came up roses for Jersey Shore against Shamokin Area when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 42-7 victory. Will Jersey Shore repeat their success, or does Shamokin Area have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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