Football Game Preview: Pleasant Valley Bears vs. Pocono Mountain West Panthers

By Team Reports Oct 16, 2024, 12:46am

Football Preview: Pleasant Valley Bears vs. Pocono Mountain West Panthers

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Pleasant Valley is on a five-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Pocono Mountain West a four-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Pleasant Valley Bears will host the Pocono Mountain West Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Last Friday, Pleasant Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Pocono Mountain East and fell 10-7. While the Bears didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cardinals 7-3 in the first quarter.

Meanwhile, Pocono Mountain West scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a blow against East Stroudsburg South, falling 49-21. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 395th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 109th).

Pleasant Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Pocono Mountain West, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.

Pleasant Valley might still be hurting after the 28-7 defeat they got from Pocono Mountain West in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Pleasant Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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