Selinsgrove is 1-8-1 against Jersey Shore since August of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Selinsgrove Seals are taking a road trip to take on the Jersey Shore Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Selinsgrove is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 38 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Danville on Friday. They were outmatched by the Ironmen on the road and fell 49-7. While losing is never fun, the Seals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Ironmen are ranked 45th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jersey Shore). They breezed by Central Mountain to the tune of 67-21 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won five matchups by 34 points or more so far this season.
Jersey Shore's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elijah Jordan led the charge by throwing for 183 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes, while also rushing for 35 yards. Bo Sechrist was another key back, rushing for 58 yards and three touchdowns.
Jersey Shore was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Selinsgrove's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Jersey Shore, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Selinsgrove took a serious blow against Jersey Shore in their previous meeting back in September, falling 55-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jordan, who threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Selinsgrove knows 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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