Football Preview: Northern Lehigh Bulldogs vs. Salisbury Township Falcons
Northern Lehigh has gone 8-2 against Salisbury Township recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Northern Lehigh Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Salisbury Township Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Northern Lehigh will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Last Friday, everything went Northern Lehigh's way against Catasauqua as Northern Lehigh made off with a 27-3 victory. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Salisbury Township brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. They skirted past Palmerton 31-28. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Falcons as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Jason St Leger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 204 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also catching a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards.
Salisbury Township didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Alexander Moren and Jadan Claudio. Moren has been hot recently, having also posted at least one interception the last three times he's played.
Salisbury Township was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Northern Lehigh is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Salisbury Township, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Northern Lehigh against Salisbury Township when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 45-13 win. Will Northern Lehigh repeat their success, or does Salisbury Township have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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