Football Preview: Dallas Mountaineers vs. North Pocono Trojans
The Dallas Mountaineers will take on the North Pocono Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dallas will be strutting in after a victory while North Pocono will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Dallas was able to grind out a solid win over Pittston, taking the game 30-22. That's two games straight that the Mountaineers have won by exactly eight points.
Dallas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Dallas' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Gavin Lewis and Nate Malarkey.
Meanwhile, North Pocono entered their game against Abington Heights on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. North Pocono received a blow as they fell 21-3 to Abington Heights. The match marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Dallas and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for North Pocono, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Things could have been worse for Dallas, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 41-26 loss to North Pocono in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. Can Dallas avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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