Easton Area and Emmaus squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Easton Area had to settle for second. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 20-19 to the Emmaus Hornets. That makes it the first time this season the Rovers have let down their home crowd.
Despite the loss, Easton Area still got an impressive performance from Cole Ordway, who threw for 212 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 101 yards on only 13 carries. Ordway's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. William Day was in the mix too, providing Easton Area with two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Easton Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Easton Area's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-2. As for Emmaus, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2.
After both having extra time off, Easton Area and Phillipsburg will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 10:30 a.m. on November 28th. As for Emmaus, they will take on Freedom at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Emmaus is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
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