Football Preview: Old Forge Blue Devils vs. Hanover Area Hawkeyes
The Old Forge Blue Devils will face off against the Hanover Area Hawkeyes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Old Forge will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune last Friday. They lost 42-18 to Mid Valley. The loss was the Blue Devils' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Hanover Area was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a 24-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of Holy Cross.
Despite the defeat, Hanover Area saw an underclassman step up: Deacon Eisenbach rushed for 112 yards on only six carries. Eisenbach's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Dewayne Downey was in the mix as well, providing Hanover Area with two touchdowns.
Having lost for the first time this season, Old Forge fell to 2-1. As for Hanover Area, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Old Forge against Hanover Area when the teams last played back in October of 2021 as the team secured a 54-0 win. Does Old Forge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hanover Area turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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