Football Preview: Tamaqua Blue Raiders vs. Bangor Slaters
The Tamaqua Blue Raiders will challenge the Bangor Slaters at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tamaqua has five straight wins, Bangor has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Tamaqua is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Salisbury Township 49-7 on the road on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Blue Raiders, who have now won three games by 31 points or more so far this season.
Tamaqua had a senior duo take command as Luke Kane rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries and Victor Schlosser gained 200 total yards and three touchdowns. Schlosser got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 78 yards. Terrence Mcdowell was another key player, rushing for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tamaqua was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Tamaqua's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB nine times. The heavy lifting was done by Jacob Hehn and Tyler Koch, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Bangor was beaten by Blue Mountain 49-7 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Slaters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Eagles are ranked 67th).
Tamaqua pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Bangor, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Tamaqua has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 275.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Bangor, though, as they've been averaging only 68.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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