Football Recap: Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders vs. Palmerton Blue Bombers
Notre Dame-Green Pond came tearing into Friday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Palmerton Blue Bombers at home to the tune of 52-0. Considering the Crusaders have won six games by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Matt Bodnar II, who threw for 425 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.3% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Jonathan Striba helped Bodnar II out on the ground, picking up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Notre Dame-Green Pond didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nino Morici, Jr. and Drew Boyd.
Notre Dame-Green Pond's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Palmerton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
Notre Dame-Green Pond and Wilson Area are set to duel on Saturday. Notre Dame-Green Pond knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Wilson Area likes a good challenge. As for Palmerton, they will square off against Catasauqua at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palmerton is facing Catasauqua at the right time seeing as Catasauqua is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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