Football Preview: Salisbury Township Falcons vs. Northern Lehigh Bulldogs
Salisbury Township hasn't had much luck against Northern Lehigh recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Salisbury Township Falcons will take on the Northern Lehigh Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Salisbury Township will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 26-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Palmerton on Friday. Salisbury Township narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Palmerton 31-28. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Falcons' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Jason St Leger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 204 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Salisbury Township was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Salisbury Township didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Alexander Moren and Jadan Claudio. Moren is also on a roll when it comes to interceptions, as he's now snagged at least one in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, everything went Northern Lehigh's way against Catasauqua on Friday as Northern Lehigh made off with a 27-3 win. Considering the Bulldogs have won four contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Salisbury Township moved to 4-4 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Northern Lehigh, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Salisbury Township was dealt a bruising 45-13 loss at the hands of Northern Lehigh in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Salisbury Township avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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