Football Preview: Blue Mountain Eagles vs. Bangor Slaters
Blue Mountain is 3-0 against Bangor since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Blue Mountain Eagles will host the Bangor Slaters at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Blue Mountain's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Northwestern Lehigh offense got past them. Blue Mountain came up short against Northwestern Lehigh on Friday, falling 31-8. That makes it the first time this season the Eagles have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Bangor was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were beaten by Pottsville 38-7. While losing is never fun, the Slaters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 411th, while the Crimson Tide are ranked 188th).
Having lost for the first time this season, Blue Mountain fell to 3-1. As for Bangor, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Blue Mountain has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 179.5 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Bangor, though, as they've been averaging only 84. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Blue Mountain didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Bangor in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 12-7 victory. Does Blue Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bangor turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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