Football Game Preview: Dover Eagles vs. York Suburban Trojans

By Team Reports Sep 24, 2024, 10:57pm

Football Preview: Dover Eagles vs. York Suburban Trojans

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Dover and York Suburban are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Dover Eagles will take on the York Suburban Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Dover and five for York Suburban.

Dover came up short against Susquehannock on Friday, falling 35-14.

Despite the defeat, Dover saw an underclassman step up: Lincoln Decker threw for 157 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 41 yards.

Meanwhile, York Suburban took a blow against New Oxford on Friday, falling 41-6. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 444th, while the Colonials are ranked 46th).

Dover's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for York Suburban, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.

Everything came up roses for Dover against York Suburban when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dover since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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