Football Game Preview: Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders vs. Palisades Pirates

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Previous Games

10/11/24 - Away	56-7 W
10/15/21 - Home	24-14 W
10/16/20 - Away	27-0 W
09/27/19 - Away	42-24 W
09/28/18 - Home	41-27 W
+ 4 more games

Notre Dame-Green Pond is 7-2 against Palisades since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Crusaders will host the Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Notre Dame-Green Pond will come into the game with an undefeated record on the line.

On Saturday, everything came up roses for Notre Dame-Green Pond against Pen Argyl as the team secured a 59-7 win. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won four contests by 42 points or more so far this season.

Matt Bodnar and Jonathan Striba were among the main playmakers for Notre Dame-Green Pond as the former threw for 241 yards and four TDs while completing 80% of his passes and the latter gained 99 total yards and three touchdowns. Cody Driscoll was another key player, picking up 55 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

Notre Dame-Green Pond's run defense was locked in: Pen Argyl could only muster 2.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Kalet Wilson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Notre Dame-Green Pond's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.48 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 8.17 on average over their last five games.

Special teams also played a big role in the game for Notre Dame-Green Pond, adding 17 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Striba, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Palisades, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past Palmerton, posting a 41-6 victory. That looming 41-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Pirates yet this season.

Notre Dame-Green Pond's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Palisades, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.

Everything came up roses for Notre Dame-Green Pond against Palisades in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 56-7 win. In that matchup, the Crusaders amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.