Notre Dame-Green Pond has gone 7-2 against Palmerton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Palmerton Blue Bombers at 7:00 p.m. Notre Dame-Green Pond will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Notre Dame-Green Pond and Palisades met for a duel on Friday where Notre Dame-Green Pond prevailed. Notre Dame-Green Pond really took it to Palisades for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-7 win on the road. Considering the Crusaders have won five contests by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Matt Bodnar II was his usual excellent self, throwing for 363 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 38 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Aaron Gordon, who gained 131 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Notre Dame-Green Pond was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Notre Dame-Green Pond didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Drew Boyd, Christian Rivituso, and CJ Diaz picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Palmerton unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Salisbury Township by a score of 31-28.
Although Palmerton took the loss, they still got scores from Vincent Taglieri, Alex Keiper, Jameson Trainer, and Aidan Ortiz.
Notre Dame-Green Pond's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Palmerton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Notre Dame-Green Pond has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 377.5 passing yards per game. Palmerton, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 194.6 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Notre Dame-Green Pond lost to Palmerton at home by a decisive 41-26 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Notre Dame-Green Pond have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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