Nazareth Area has gone 6-0 against Northampton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Nazareth Area Blue Eagles will take on the Northampton Konkrete Kids at 7:00 p.m. Nazareth Area will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Saturday, Nazareth Area was fully in charge, breezing past Bethlehem Catholic 36-7 on the road. The Blue Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Nazareth Area to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marquez Wimberly, who rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Wimberly's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another signal caller making a difference was Peyton Falzone, who threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Meanwhile, a victory for Northampton just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 42-21 to Freedom. The Konkrete Kids have struggled against the Patriots recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Nazareth Area's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Northampton, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Nazareth Area strolled past Northampton when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 21-7. Will Nazareth Area repeat their success, or does Northampton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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