Football Preview: Quaker Valley Quakers vs. Hopewell Vikings
The Quaker Valley Quakers will venture away from home to face off against the Hopewell Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Quaker Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row dating back to last season, Quaker Valley finally turned things around against Valley on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 34-14 margin over the Vikings. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Quakers' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Quaker Valley wouldn't let Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Quaker Valley can thank Aris Haniotes and Ronnie Berry Jr for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Hopewell entered their matchup against Avonworth on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Hopewell was dealt a 50-19 defeat at the hands of Avonworth. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Antelopes are ranked 88th).
Quaker Valley's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Hopewell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Quaker Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Hopewell when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 38-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for Quaker Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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