The North Schuylkill Spartans and the Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders are set to duel on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Notre Dame-Green Pond is hoping to do what Pottsville couldn't on Friday: put an end to North Schuylkill's winning streak, which now stands at four games. North Schuylkill simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Pottsville 36-0.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame-Green Pond waltzed into their contest on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They breezed by the Warriors to the tune of 52-11. 52 seems to be a good number for the Crusaders as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Notre Dame-Green Pond's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aaron Gordon, who rushed for 39 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 81 receiving yards. Gordon showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 65 yards. Carmine Diaz was another key receiver, picking up 154 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Notre Dame-Green Pond didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Drew Boyd, Gordon, and CJ Diaz picked up one apiece.
North Schuylkill is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Notre Dame-Green Pond, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
North Schuylkill skirted past Notre Dame-Green Pond 31-29 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Schuylkill since the squad 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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