Football Preview: Annville-Cleona Dutchmen vs. Schuylkill Valley Panthers
The Annville-Cleona Dutchmen will head out to face off against the Schuylkill Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Annville-Cleona is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.9 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, Annville-Cleona beat Pequea Valley 41-31.
It was another big night for Jonathon Shay, who rushed for 188 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Annville-Cleona was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Schuylkill Valley had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They walked away with a 30-21 victory over the Hawks.
Annville-Cleona is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Schuylkill Valley, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Annville-Cleona and Schuylkill Valley were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but Annville-Cleona came up empty-handed after a 14-13 defeat. Thankfully for Annville-Cleona, Dominic Giuffre (who rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 46 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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