Football Preview: Delaware Valley Warriors vs. Wallenpaupack Area Buckhorns
Delaware Valley is 9-1 against Wallenpaupack Area since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Delaware Valley Warriors will stay at home for another week and welcome the Wallenpaupack Area Buckhorns at 7:15 p.m. Delaware Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Delaware Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Scranton Prep by a score of 28-25 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 35th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Colin Mcgarvey, who picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown. Trey Newton also helped out with an impressive 144 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Wallenpaupack Area had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 21-14.
Delaware Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Wallenpaupack Area, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Delaware Valley against Wallenpaupack Area in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 41-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Wallenpaupack Area's Jake Holbert, who picked up 156 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Delaware Valley to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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