Football Preview: Honesdale Hornets vs. Western Wayne Wildcats
Honesdale is 1-9 against Western Wayne since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Honesdale Hornets will look to defend their home field against the Western Wayne Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Honesdale is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They took a 36-20 bruising from Valley View. Despite 73 more yards than the Cougars, the Hornets couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Although Honesdale took the loss, they still got scores from Mason Avery, Gabe Duda, and Duda.
Meanwhile, Western Wayne put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Old Forge 52-14 at home. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 21 points or more this season.
Honesdale now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Western Wayne, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Honesdale ended up a good deal behind Western Wayne in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 35-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Western Wayne's Josh Vinton, who rushed for 205 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Honesdale knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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