After flying high against Pen Argyl last Friday, Saucon Valley came back down to earth. The Saucon Valley Panthers came up short against the Southern Lehigh Spartans on Friday, falling 51-25. It was the first time this season that the Panthers let down their fans at home.
Saucon Valley lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jared Rohn, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns. Rohn is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Jack Robertson also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 145 receiving yards.
Saucon Valley's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2. As for Southern Lehigh, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Saucon Valley is taking a road trip to take on Northern Lehigh at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Southern Lehigh, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Northwestern Lehigh at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Southern Lehigh: 14.6, Northwestern Lehigh: 4.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
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