Delaware Valley is 10-0 against Scranton since November of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Delaware Valley Warriors and the Scranton Knights are set to duel. Scranton took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Delaware Valley, who comes in off a win.
Delaware Valley took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 38-26 victory over North Pocono.
Logan Olsommer and James Dabney were among the main playmakers for Delaware Valley as the former rushed for 68 yards and the latter picked up 58 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Olsommer a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Delaware Valley's defense and their 5.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Noah Delo and Luke Brazanskas, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. Brazanskas also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Delaware Valley is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-5 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Delaware Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Scranton scored first but ultimately less than Abington Heights in their game on Friday. They came up short against the Comets, falling 42-21. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Comets: they've now lost three in a row.
Delaware Valley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Scranton, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Everything came up roses for Delaware Valley against Scranton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 40-0 win. Will Delaware Valley repeat their success, or does Scranton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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