Easton Area is ranked highly in their home state and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Phillipsburg. The Easton Area Rovers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Phillipsburg Stateliners , sneaking past 17-14. For the Rovers, this counts as revenge for the 47-12 win the Stateliners walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Phillipsburg lost, don't look at Sam Dech. Despite the final result, he rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Easton Area's victory bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Phillipsburg, the loss snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 12-2 record.
Easton Area does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Phillipsburg, they will face off against Winslow Township at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Winslow Township will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something Phillipsburg surely won't give up without a fight.
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