Football Preview: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers vs. North Schuylkill Spartans
Northwestern Lehigh has gone 3-0 against North Schuylkill recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Northwestern Lehigh Tigers will challenge the North Schuylkill Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Northwestern Lehigh is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Northwestern Lehigh is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Saucon Valley: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Northwestern Lehigh blew Saucon Valley out of the water with a 40-12 final score. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won ten contests by 23 points or more so far this season.
Among those leading the charge was Shane Leh, who rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 127 yards on 11 of 18 attempts.
Northwestern Lehigh was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matches.
Northwestern Lehigh didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Eli Zimmerman, Seth Kern, and Michael Lagowy picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, North Schuylkill posted their closest victory since September 6th on Friday. They had just enough and edged Notre Dame-Green Pond out 26-23. The win was familiar territory for the Spartans who have now won five matchups in a row.
Northwestern Lehigh pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.3 points per game. As for North Schuylkill, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Northwestern Lehigh against North Schuylkill when the teams last played back in September, as the team secured a 49-7 win. Does Northwestern Lehigh have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Schuylkill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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