Catasauqua hasn't had much luck against Saucon Valley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Catasauqua Rough Riders will square off against the Saucon Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Catasauqua is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Notre Dame-Green Pond on Friday. They had to suffer through a 63-7 loss at the hands of the Crusaders. The match marked the Rough Riders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last contest, Saucon Valley made sure to put some points up on the board against Wilson Area on Friday. Saucon Valley blew past Wilson Area 55-7 at home. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Jared Rohn was his usual excellent self, rushing for 93 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Jack Robertson did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 90 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Saucon Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Catasauqua and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Saucon Valley, their record now sits at 4-1.
Catasauqua took a serious blow against Saucon Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, falling 49-21. Can Catasauqua avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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