Football Preview: Pleasant Valley Bears vs. East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers
Pleasant Valley and East Stroudsburg South are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Pleasant Valley Bears will head out on the road to face off against the East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Pleasant Valley has struggled recently with ten losses in a row, while East Stroudsburg South will arrive with four straight victories.
Last Friday, Pleasant Valley lost to Stroudsburg on the road by a 35-21 margin. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 438th, while the Mountaineers are ranked 170th).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led East Stroudsburg South over East Stroudsburg North in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. East Stroudsburg South was the clear victor by a 40-18 margin over East Stroudsburg North. The result was nothing new for the Cavaliers, who have now won seven contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Pleasant Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-10. As for East Stroudsburg South, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Pleasant Valley took a serious blow against East Stroudsburg South in their previous matchup back in September, falling 54-14. Can Pleasant Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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