Football Preview: Shamokin Area Indians vs. Jersey Shore Bulldogs
Shamokin Area hasn't had much luck against Jersey Shore recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Shamokin Area Indians are taking a road trip to face off against the Jersey Shore Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated after three-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Shamokin Area's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They beat Shikellamy by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 49-0. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Braves are ranked 399th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Jersey Shore humbled Selinsgrove with a 55-21 victory. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 42-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Seals had little chance of recovering from.
Elijah Jordan was a one-man wrecking crew for Jersey Shore as he threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. 90 of those passing yards were hauled in by Evan Snyder, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jersey Shore was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 556 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Selinsgrove only gained 204.
Shamokin Area's record now sits at 3-0. As for Jersey Shore, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Shamokin Area took a serious blow against Jersey Shore in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 42-7. Can Shamokin Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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