The Palmerton Blue Bombers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Salisbury Township Falcons at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Palmerton has three straight wins, Salisbury Township has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Palmerton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Palisades 44-21 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Blue Bombers have posted since November 2, 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Palmerton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 371 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a win for Salisbury Township just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Saucon Valley, falling 33-7.
Palmerton's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Salisbury Township, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Everything came up roses for Palmerton against Salisbury Township in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 60-20 win. In that match, Palmerton amassed a halftime lead of 40-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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