If Notre Dame-Green Pond was riding high off their 56-0 takedown of Salisbury Township last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders fell just short of the North Schuylkill Spartans by a score of 31-29 on Friday. The game was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Crusaders couldn't quite close it out.
Alex Clark and Matt Bodnar certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Clark picked up 207 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while Bodnar threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, Clark is now averaging an impressive 109.7 receiving yards per game. A healthy portion of that aerial production (81 yards to be exact) also went to Carmine Diaz.
Notre Dame-Green Pond wouldn't let North Schuylkill keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Notre Dame-Green Pond can thank Christian Rivituso and Drew Boyd for forcing both of them. Rivituso also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making 17 total tackles.
Having lost for the first time this season, Notre Dame-Green Pond fell to 2-1. As for North Schuylkill, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Notre Dame-Green Pond will host Saucon Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Saucon Valley will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Notre Dame-Green Pond surely won't give up without a fight. As for North Schuylkill, they are taking a road trip to challenge Southern Lehigh at 6:55 p.m. on Friday.
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