Football Preview: Pocono Mountain East Cardinals vs. Pleasant Valley Bears
Pocono Mountain East is on a five-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Pleasant Valley a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Pocono Mountain East Cardinals will host the Pleasant Valley Bears at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Pocono Mountain East is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were outmatched by East Stroudsburg South on the road and fell 67-27. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 439th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 110th).
Pocono Mountain East might have lost, but man, Stephen Bethea was a machine: he rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 20 yards and a touchdown. Rocco Delgiudice was in the mix too, providing Pocono Mountain East with a touchdown.
Meanwhile, while it was Pleasant Valley who put the first points on the board on Thursday, it was East Stroudsburg North who put up more. Pleasant Valley was just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to East Stroudsburg North. While the Bears didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Timberwolves 13-0 in the first quarter.
Pocono Mountain East's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Pleasant Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-7.
Pocono Mountain East suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to Pleasant Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Pocono Mountain East have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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