Tamaqua is 3-0 against Salisbury Township since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Tamaqua Blue Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Salisbury Township Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Tamaqua will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Tamaqua will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Jim Thorpe, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Tamaqua blew past Jim Thorpe 48-7 at home on Friday. Given the Blue Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Olympians are ranked 346th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Luke Kane and Bradley Whalen were among the main playmakers for Tamaqua as the former rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries and the latter rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave Kane a new career-high in rushing yards. Terrence Mcdowell also helped with two touchdowns in total.
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 matches.
One reason for the win was Tamaqua's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 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.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salisbury Township). They walked away with a 42-35 win over Catasauqua on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Tamaqua's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Salisbury Township, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Tamaqua against Salisbury Township in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 49-18 victory. In that game, Tamaqua amassed a halftime lead of 41-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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