The Pottsville Crimson Tide will head out to face off against the North Schuylkill Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Pottsville didn't have too much trouble with Blue Mountain on the road as they won 28-14. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crimson Tide.
Meanwhile, North Schuylkill had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 58-21 win over the Indians. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Indians are ranked 244th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pottsville now has a winning record of 5-4. As for North Schuylkill, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Pottsville ended up a good deal behind North Schuylkill in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 37-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Schuylkill's Caden Mengel, who threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown. Now that Pottsville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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