Football Recap: Crestwood Comets vs. Pittston Patriots
Crestwood lost to Pittston back in October of 2021, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Crestwood Comets walked away with a 21-14 win over the Pittston Patriots. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Comets.
Lincoln Bibla had a dynamite game for Crestwood, rushing for 72 yards and two touchdowns. Bibla has become a key player for Crestwood: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise. Jake Jeckell handled things on the ground, rushing for 91 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Crestwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
The victory got Crestwood back to even at 3-3. As for Pittston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Crestwood will look to defend their home field on Friday against Hazleton Area at 7:00 p.m. Hazleton Area will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Crestwood surely won't give up without a fight. As for Pittston, they will head out to take on Wilkes-Barre at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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