The Nativity BVM Green Wave are on the road again on Friday to play the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Nativity BVM: 13.9, Schuylkill Haven: 14.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Nativity BVM's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Minersville offense got past them. Nativity BVM lost 49-28 to Minersville on Friday. The contest marked the Green Wave's lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Schuylkill Haven waltzed into their game on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the Cardinals 81-6 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Hurricanes, who have now won six matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Niko Carestia, who rushed for 222 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 73-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Reber, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Schuylkill Haven was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 460 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 384 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Schuylkill Haven didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Leyden Hertz and Reber.
With the defeat, Nativity BVM broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2. As for Schuylkill Haven, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Nativity BVM was dealt a bruising 40-6 loss at the hands of Schuylkill Haven when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Nativity BVM avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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