Football Preview: Honesdale Hornets vs. Dunmore Bucks
Honesdale hasn't had much luck against Dunmore recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Honesdale Hornets' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Dunmore Bucks at 7:00 p.m. Honesdale is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.9 points per game this season.
Honesdale is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 56-7 victory over Greater Nanticoke Area on the road. With the Hornets ahead 49-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Gabe Duda was a one-man wrecking crew for Honesdale as he rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 50 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Honesdale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 232 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Honesdale wouldn't let Greater Nanticoke Area keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Logan Dieteirch was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Dunmore entered their tilt with West Scranton on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They took down the Invaders 21-7. The matchup marked the Bucks' most dominant win of the season.
The victory got Honesdale back to even at 4-4. As for Dunmore, they pushed their record up to 4-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Honesdale suffered a grim 47-21 defeat to Dunmore when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Honesdale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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