Abington Heights and Scranton are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. The Abington Heights Comets will face off against the Scranton Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Abington Heights will be strutting in after a victory while Scranton will be coming in after a defeat.
Abington Heights took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They breezed by Wallenpaupack Area at home to the tune of 41-0. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Comets had established a 27 point advantage.
Nick Bradley was his usual excellent self, rushing for 31 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 216 yards and two touchdowns. Abington Heights is 2-1 when Bradley posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. 114 of those passing yards were hauled in by Shane Brower.
Meanwhile, Scranton and North Pocono met for a duel on Friday where Scranton had to take the L. Scranton lost to North Pocono on the road by a 21-3 margin. Having soared to a lofty 31 points in the game before, the Knights couldn't push the score so high this time.
The win got Abington Heights back to even at 4-4. As for Scranton, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season.
Abington Heights beat Scranton 14-6 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Abington Heights since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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