Salisbury Township hasn't had much luck against Tamaqua recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Salisbury Township Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tamaqua Blue Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Salisbury Township is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Catasauqua by a score of 42-35 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Meanwhile, Tamaqua put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Jim Thorpe, posting a 48-7 victory at home. The contest marked the Blue Raiders' most dominant win of the season so far.
Tamaqua had a senior duo take command as Luke Kane rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries and Bradley Whalen rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Whalen really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run. Terrence Mcdowell got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Tamaqua's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Isaiah Davis and Declan Coleman who racked up four sacks between them. Davis also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tamaqua was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 353 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Salisbury Township's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-1. As for Tamaqua, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Salisbury Township took a serious blow against Tamaqua when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 49-18. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Whalen, who rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Now that Salisbury Township knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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