Football Preview: Catasauqua Rough Riders vs. Saucon Valley Panthers
Catasauqua hasn't had much luck against Saucon Valley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Catasauqua Rough Riders will challenge the Saucon Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Catasauqua is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Notre Dame-Green Pond on Friday. They had to suffer through a 63-7 loss at the hands of the Crusaders. The contest marked the Rough Riders' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last match, Saucon Valley made sure to put some points up on the board against Wilson Area last Friday. Saucon Valley took their game at home with ease, bagging a 55-7 win over Wilson Area. Considering the Panthers have won three contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jared Rohn continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 93 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Jack Robertson also helped out with an impressive 90 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Saucon Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Catasauqua and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Saucon Valley, their record now sits at 4-1.
Catasauqua was taken down by Saucon Valley 49-21 when the teams last played back in September of 2017. Can Catasauqua avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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