Football Preview: Hopatcong Chiefs vs. Wallkill Valley Rangers
The Hopatcong Chiefs will venture away from home to challenge the Wallkill Valley Rangers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopatcong is looking for their season's first victory.
Hopatcong's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Sussex County Tech on Friday. They were beaten by Sussex County Tech 43-0.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Wallkill Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against Kittatinny Regional by a score of 20-7 on Saturday. The 20-point effort marked the Rangers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
A big part of Wallkill Valley's win came down to the chemistry between Zack Clarken and his top target Connor Hoebee. Clarken threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns while Hoebee picked up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Wallkill Valley wouldn't let Kittatinny Regional keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Wallkill Valley can thank Scottie Weiss and Joey Macaro for forcing both of them.
Hopatcong's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Wallkill Valley, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Hopatcong was dealt a bruising 34-0 loss at the hands of Wallkill Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2020. Can Hopatcong avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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