Notre Dame-Green Pond has gone 9-1 against Salisbury Township recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Crusaders will take on the Falcons at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Notre Dame-Green Pond has ten straight victories, Salisbury Township has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Notre Dame-Green Pond's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 56-0 win over Wilson Area. Considering the Crusaders have won six games by more than 41 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tommy Murphy
| 10/24/25 vs Wilson Area | 109 |
| 10/17/25 @ Palmerton | 68 |
| 10/04/25 vs Pen Argyl | 63 |
| 10/11/24 @ Palisades | 52 |
| 09/20/25 @ Catasauqua | 35 |
A big part of Notre Dame-Green Pond's victory came down to the chemistry between Matt Bodnar and his top target Tommy Murphy. Bodnar threw for 311 yards and five TDs while completing 76.5% of his passes while Murphy rushed for 109 yards and one touchdown. Those 109 rushing yards gave Murphy a new career-high. Alex Clark was another key player, picking up 118 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-27, which was the final score in Salisbury Township's tilt against Palisades on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while the Pirates are ranked 129th).
Notre Dame-Green Pond will have to keep a close watch on Iovani Lopez-Rodriguez and Jamanni Cruz, a pair of players who had a big impact on Salisbury Township's prior game. Lopez-Rodriguez threw for 168 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only nine passes, while Cruz picked up 104 receiving yards and one TD.
Notre Dame-Green Pond's record now sits at 10-0. As for Salisbury Township, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything came up roses for Notre Dame-Green Pond against Salisbury Township in their previous meeting back in August, as the team secured a 63-0 win. Do the Crusaders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Falcons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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