Football Preview: Catasauqua Rough Riders vs. Palmerton Blue Bombers
Catasauqua is 0-10 against Palmerton since October of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Catasauqua Rough Riders will head out on the road to challenge the Palmerton Blue Bombers at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Catasauqua is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They took a 14-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pen Argyl. While the Rough Riders had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Green Knights 7-0.
Meanwhile, Palmerton fell victim to Notre Dame-Green Pond and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 52-0 loss at the hands of the Crusaders. While losing is never fun, the Blue Bombers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 448th, while the Crusaders are ranked 119th).
Catasauqua's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Palmerton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
Catasauqua suffered a grim 27-7 defeat to Palmerton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Catasauqua, Matthew Machalik (who rushed for 179 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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