The Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Wilson Area Warriors at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Notre Dame-Green Pond has three straight wins, Wilson Area has 19 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Notre Dame-Green Pond can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They blew past Pine Grove, posting a 56-7 victory at home. Given Notre Dame-Green Pond's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while Pine Grove is ranked 456th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Josh Ludlow and Danny Darno were among the main playmakers for Notre Dame-Green Pond as the former gained 80 total yards and three touchdowns and the latter threw for 231 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes. Kellen Binstead made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Meanwhile, Wilson Area fell victim to Northwestern Lehigh's stalwart defense on Saturday and couldn't make it onto the board. They were beaten by the Tigers 53-0. The last quarter was a mere formality, since the game's final score was reached by the end of the third quarter.
Notre Dame-Green Pond's win was their tenth straight at home (dating back to last season), bumping their overall record up to 6-3. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 34.7 points. As for Wilson Area, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Notre Dame-Green Pond commands a daunting offense this season, having averaged 6.2 touchdowns per game. It's a different story for Wilson Area, though, as they've been averaging only 0.9 per game. Will Notre Dame-Green Pond continue their march to the end zone, or will Wilson Area flip the ?
Everything came up roses for Notre Dame-Green Pond against Wilson Area in their previous meeting back in October of 2022 as the squad secured a 51-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Notre Dame-Green Pond since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
