Football Preview: Pleasant Valley Bears vs. Pocono Mountain East Cardinals
The Pleasant Valley Bears will challenge the Pocono Mountain East Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Pleasant Valley and nine for Pocono Mountain East dating back to last season.
Things were looking good for Pleasant Valley after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They and East Stroudsburg North were almost perfectly matched up, but Pleasant Valley suffered a 21-20 defeat. While the Bears didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Timberwolves 13-0 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Pocono Mountain East scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They had to suffer through a 67-27 loss at the hands of East Stroudsburg South. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 439th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 110th).
Pocono Mountain East might have lost, but man, Stephen Bethea was a machine: he rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 20 yards and a touchdown. Justin Williams also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 80 receiving yards.
Pleasant Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Pocono Mountain East, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-7.
Pleasant Valley took their victory against Pocono Mountain East in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 21-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pleasant Valley 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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