Football Preview: Emmaus Hornets vs. Easton Area Rovers
The Emmaus Hornets will take on the Easton Area Rovers at 7:05 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Easton Area is hoping to do what Nazareth Area couldn't on Friday: put an end to Emmaus' winning streak, which now stands at six games. Emmaus' defense stepped up to hand Nazareth Area a 35-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Easton Area had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-7 win over the Mountaineers. Given the Rovers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Mountaineers are ranked 167th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cole Ordway had an outrageously good game as he threw for 311 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 33 yards and two touchdowns. 98 of Ordway's passing yards were hauled in by Jc Wilson Iii, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Easton Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Easton Area's defense and their four sacks. Stroudsburg's QB won't forget Algee Macon anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Easton Area's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 45.4 points per game. As for Emmaus, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Emmaus came up short against Easton Area in their previous meeting back in September, falling 28-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Easton Area's William Day, who rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Now that Emmaus knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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