Football Preview: Hazleton Area Cougars vs. Dallas Mountaineers
Hazleton Area and Dallas are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Hazleton Area Cougars will take on the Dallas Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hazleton Area took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They managed a 20-14 win over Pittston.
Meanwhile, Dallas came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Comets as they made off with a 37-14 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Mountaineers just coasted through the last quarter.
Dallas didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Logan Geskey and Sam Kelley. Kelley is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Hazleton Area pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Dallas, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-3.
Hazleton Area was dealt a bruising 42-14 loss at the hands of Dallas in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Hazleton Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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