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| 10/18/24 - Home | 21-42 L |
| 11/04/23 - Away | 6-14 L |
| 10/13/23 - Home | 0-14 L |
| 11/04/22 - Home | 42-7 W |
| 10/15/22 - Away | 13-14 L |
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Scranton and Abington Heights are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Knights will take on the Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Scranton is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Scranton and North Pocono had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Knights lost 37-14 to the Trojans on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 378th, while the Trojans are ranked 90th).
Meanwhile, Abington Heights didn't have too much trouble with Wallenpaupack Area on Friday as they won 31-14. The win continues a trend for the Comets in their matchups with the Buckhorns: they've now won four in a row.
Scranton better keep an eye on Jayden Anglin. He was instrumental in Abington Heights' win, rushing for 178 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. That's the most rushing touchdowns Anglin has posted since back in August.
Abington Heights didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Wallenpaupack Area to a completion percentage of just 43.8%. The team can thank Gavin Anders for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Abington Heights; they were averaging 61.3%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've fallen to only 61.3%.
Abington Heights' record is now 6-2. As for Scranton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Scranton suffered a grim 42-21 defeat to Abington Heights in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Comets' Nick Bradley, who threw for 311 yards and four TDs while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt. Now that the Knights know 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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