The Saucon Valley Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Notre Dame-Green Pond took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Saucon Valley, who comes in off a win.
Notre Dame-Green Pond is hoping to do what Palmerton couldn't on Friday: put an end to Saucon Valley's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Saucon Valley took their game at home with ease, bagging a 63-7 victory over Palmerton.
Saucon Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Andrew Gilbert led the charge by picking up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Jared Rohn was another key back, rushing for 77 yards and two touchdowns.
Saucon Valley wouldn't let Palmerton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Saucon Valley can thank Caleb Grim and Elijahlee Torres for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame-Green Pond's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of North Schuylkill by a score of 31-29. The loss was the Crusaders' first of the season.
Notre Dame-Green Pond's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Alex Clark, who picked up 207 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Matt Bodnar II, who threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, Clark is now averaging an impressive 109.7 receiving yards per game. A healthy portion of that aerial production (81 yards to be exact) also went to Carmine Diaz.
Saucon Valley's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Notre Dame-Green Pond, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Saucon Valley has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 148.3 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Notre Dame-Green Pond has preferred to attack from the air: they average 426.7 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Saucon Valley took a serious blow against Notre Dame-Green Pond when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 56-20. Thankfully for Saucon Valley, Josh Ludlow (who rushed for 194 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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