The James Buchanan Rockets will square off against the East Pennsboro Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
James Buchanan is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were dealt a 59-31 loss at the hands of Line Mountain. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 423rd, while the Eagles are ranked 192nd).
Meanwhile, everything went East Pennsboro's way against Middletown on Saturday as East Pennsboro made off with a 42-17 win. Considering the Panthers have won four matches by more than 20 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Aaron Angelo continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also picking up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. JJ Gossard was another key player, rushing for 87 yards and two touchdowns.
East Pennsboro didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Cassius Comp, Gossard, Kolton Keys, and Logan Newman picked up one apiece.
James Buchanan's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for East Pennsboro, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
James Buchanan was dealt a bruising 69-0 loss at the hands of East Pennsboro when the teams last played back in October of 2015. Thankfully for James Buchanan, Adam Orr (who rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 34 receiving yards and a touchdown) 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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