Football Preview: Strath Haven Panthers vs. Garnet Valley Jaguars
Strath Haven and Garnet Valley are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Strath Haven Panthers will welcome the Garnet Valley Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after four-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Strath Haven's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Radnor's usually-dominant defense. Strath Haven blew past Radnor, posting a 35-0 victory at home. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Garnet Valley). Everything went their way against Lower Merion on Saturday as Garnet Valley made off with a 49-28 win. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Aces are ranked 332nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Garnet Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Luke O?Donoghue, who threw for 95 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Anthony Gifford helped O?Donoghue out on the ground, rushing for 88 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Strath Haven pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Garnet Valley, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-0.
Strath Haven was able to grind out a solid victory over Garnet Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 28-19. Does Strath Haven have another victory up their sleeve, or will Garnet Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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