Football Preview: Pocono Mountain East Cardinals vs. Stroudsburg Mountaineers
Pocono Mountain East is 0-9 against Stroudsburg since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Pocono Mountain East Cardinals are on the road again to play the Stroudsburg Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Pocono Mountain East lost to Allentown Central Catholic on the road by a 35-16 margin. 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 438th, while the Vikings are ranked 112th).
Rocco Delgiudice put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 74 yards and a touchdown. Stephen Bethea handled things on the ground, rushing for 93 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pocono Mountain East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Stroudsburg entered their matchup against Emmaus on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Stroudsburg was dealt a 42-7 loss at the hands of Emmaus. The Mountaineers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pocono Mountain East's record now sits at 0-4. As for Stroudsburg, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Pocono Mountain East was taken down by Stroudsburg 33-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Pocono Mountain East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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