Football Preview: Nazareth Area Blue Eagles vs. Bethlehem Catholic Hawks
The Nazareth Area Blue Eagles will challenge the Bethlehem Catholic Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bethlehem Catholic took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Nazareth Area, who comes in off a win.
Nazareth Area's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Liberty's usually-dominant defense. Everything went Nazareth Area's way against Liberty as Nazareth Area made off with a 34-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Blue Eagles, who have now won four matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Nazareth Area's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Peyton Falzone, who threw for 224 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and Marquez Wimberly, who gained 55 total yards and four touchdowns. Wimberly showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 55 yards.
Meanwhile, a win for Bethlehem Catholic just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Freedom, falling 24-3. The matchup marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Nazareth Area and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for Bethlehem Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Nazareth Area skirted past Bethlehem Catholic 17-14 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nazareth Area since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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