The Honesdale Hornets will square off against the Dunmore Bucks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Honesdale is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Greater Nanticoke Area to the tune of 56-21 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Hornets considering their six-point performance the matchup before.
Gabe Duda
| 10/10/25 vs Greater Nanticoke Area | 135 |
| 10/04/25 vs Lakeland | 64 |
| 09/26/25 @ Western Wayne | 226 |
| 09/19/25 vs Valley View | 91 |
| 09/12/25 @ Mid Valley | 86 |
| + 1 more games |
Honesdale can attribute much of their success to Kobe White, who rushed for 117 yards and three TDs on only five carries, and Gabe Duda, who rushed for 135 yards and one touchdown on only 13 carries. With that strong performance, Duda is now averaging an impressive 105 rushing yards per game.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Honesdale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 370 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for Honesdale, adding 16 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Duda, who ran a punt back for a touchdown. Another bright spot was a kickoff return touchdown from him.
Meanwhile, after only 12 points in their last contest, Dunmore made sure to put some points up on the board against West Scranton on Friday. The Bucks simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Invaders 42-7. The Bucks haven't had any issues with the Invaders recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Honesdale's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Dunmore, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Honesdale against Dunmore in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 49-20 win. In that game, the Hornets amassed a halftime lead of 20-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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