The Tamaqua Blue Raiders will challenge the Bangor Slaters at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tamaqua has five straight victories, Bangor has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Tamaqua is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 49-7 win over Salisbury Township on the road. The result was nothing new for the Blue Raiders, who have now won three matchups by 31 points or more so far this season.
Tamaqua had a senior duo take command as Luke Kane rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries and Victor Schlosser gained 200 total yards and three touchdowns. Schlosser's longest reception was for an incredible 78 yards. Terrence Mcdowell was another key player, rushing for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Bangor was beaten by Blue Mountain 49-7 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Slaters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Eagles are ranked 67th).
Tamaqua's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Bangor, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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