Football Preview: North Pocono Trojans vs. Delaware Valley Warriors
North Pocono is 2-8 against Delaware Valley since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The North Pocono Trojans and the Delaware Valley Warriors are set to duel. North Pocono will be strutting in after a win while Delaware Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, North Pocono finally turned things around against Scranton on Friday. They took down the Knights 21-3.
Meanwhile, Delaware Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 35-25 hit to the loss column at the hands of Valley View. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cougars 10-7 in the first quarter.
Although Delaware Valley took the loss, they still got scores from Logan Olsommer, Michael Iuzzolino, and Justin Estevez.
Even though they lost, Delaware Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
The victory got North Pocono back to even at 4-4. As for Delaware Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
North Pocono took a serious blow against Delaware Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 42-0. Can North Pocono avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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