Football Preview: Pocono Mountain East Cardinals vs. Scranton Knights
The Pocono Mountain East Cardinals will head out to square off against the Scranton Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Pocono Mountain East lost 43-20 to Honesdale on Friday. The Cardinals were down 43-13 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Pocono Mountain East might have lost, but man, Justin Williams was a machine: he picked up 197 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Williams torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 86 yards. Pocono Mountain East also got a significant boost from Stephen Bethea, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 119 yards.
Pocono Mountain East wouldn't let Honesdale keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pocono Mountain East can thank Connor McCarthy and Devon Jackson for forcing both of them. McCarthy's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making six total tackles.
Meanwhile, Scranton got the win against Wyoming Valley West on Friday by a conclusive 36-13. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-0.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Scranton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Memphis Shotto, who rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Brody Coyle was another key player, rushing for 37 yards and two touchdowns.
Pocono Mountain East's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Scranton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
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