Football Preview: Pen Argyl Green Knights vs. Palisades Pirates
The Pen Argyl Green Knights will head out to take on the Palisades Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palisades took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Pen Argyl, who comes in off a win.
Pen Argyl is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Wilson Area: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pen Argyl blew Wilson Area out of the water with a 43-0 final score. The Green Knights' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Pen Argyl can attribute much of their success to Mason Soos, who rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown, and Caiden Faust, who gained 132 total yards and three touchdowns. Zachary Metzgar also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pen Argyl was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wilson Area only rushed for 36.
Meanwhile, Palisades was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They came up short against Northern Lehigh, falling 46-22. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 465th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 222nd).
The victory got Pen Argyl back to even at 2-2. As for Palisades, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Pen Argyl didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Palisades when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 21-17 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pen Argyl since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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