Football Preview: Eastern York Golden Knights vs. West York Area Bulldogs
The Eastern York Golden Knights will take on the West York Area Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastern York is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Eastern York's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when New Oxford offense got past them. Eastern York had to suffer through a 31-3 loss at the hands of New Oxford. The game marked the Golden Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, West York Area won against Susquehannock two weeks ago with 28 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. West York Area took down Dover 28-10. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Julius Madden was a one-man wrecking crew for West York Area as he picked up 131 receiving yards and a touchdown. What's more, Madden also racked up 21 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in October of 2023. Issac Roberts was another key player, rushing for 114 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to West York Area's defense and their eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Daegan Trostel and Logan Boyer, who racked up four sacks between them. Boyer also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Eastern York moved to 8-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for West York Area, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 8-2.
Eastern York couldn't quite finish off West York Area in their previous meeting back in September and fell 20-18. Can Eastern York avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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