Football Preview: Northern Lehigh Bulldogs vs. Catasauqua Rough Riders
Northern Lehigh and Catasauqua are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Northern Lehigh Bulldogs will square off against the Catasauqua Rough Riders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northern Lehigh will be strutting in after a win while Catasauqua will be coming in after a defeat.
Northern Lehigh took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 42-7 victory over Wilson Area. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Warriors are ranked 520th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Catasauqua was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by Jim Thorpe on the road and fell 39-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Rough Riders were not able to get on the board.
Northern Lehigh is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Catasauqua, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Northern Lehigh suffered a grim 48-22 defeat to Catasauqua in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Northern Lehigh was down 28-7.
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