Football Game Preview: Old Forge Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 1:15am

Football Preview: Old Forge Blue Devils vs. Western Wayne Wildcats

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The Old Forge Blue Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Western Wayne Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Last Friday, Old Forge humbled Hanover Area with a 42-7 victory. That 35 point margin sets a new team best for the Blue Devils this season.

Meanwhile, Western Wayne put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Crestwood a 21-0 shutout. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Comets are ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Old Forge's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Western Wayne, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.

Old Forge took a serious blow against Western Wayne when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 42-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Western Wayne's Josh Vinton, who rushed for 189 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Now that Old Forge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.

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