Football Preview: Dallas Mountaineers vs. Honesdale Hornets
Dallas has won three straight games at home, while Honesdale has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Dallas Mountaineers will welcome the Honesdale Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Dallas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.9 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Dallas got the win against Lake-Lehman by a conclusive 28-7. Considering the Mountaineers have won four games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Dallas wouldn't let Lake-Lehman keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Dallas can thank Clark Vanorden and Nico Wilk for forcing all of them. Vanorden is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last three games he's played. Zach Williams was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Honesdale strolled past West Scranton with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 34-20.
Honesdale had a senior duo take command as Aiden Collins threw for 89 yards and two touchdowns and Conlan Keast picked up 50 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Keast is becoming a predictor of Honesdale's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Honesdale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 232 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Dallas' win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Honesdale, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Dallas has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 150.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Honesdale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 240.1. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Dallas was able to grind out a solid win over Honesdale in their previous meeting back in November of 2018, winning 23-16. Does Dallas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Honesdale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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