Football Preview: Exeter Township Eagles vs. Hempfield Black Knights
The Exeter Township Eagles will play host again on Friday to welcome the Hempfield Black Knights, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Exeter Township knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Hempfield likes a good challenge.
Exeter Township is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Muhlenberg at home to the tune of 56-28 on Friday. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Jayden Zandier continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 317 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.9 yards per carry, and also throwing for 27 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Justin Prizer was another key player, rushing for 34 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Exeter Township was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 396 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Exeter Township didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jayden M Ware and Aidan Dauble.
Meanwhile, a victory for Hempfield just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 38-14 to Wilson.
Exeter Township pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Hempfield, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Exeter Township took their victory against Hempfield in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 49-27. Does Exeter Township have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hempfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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