The Easton Area Rovers will face off against the Phillipsburg Stateliners at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. Easton Area is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39 points per game this season.
Easton Area heads in on the heels of a playoff match on November 8th. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 20-19 to Emmaus. The Rovers' loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Easton Area might have lost, but man, Cole Ordway was a machine: he threw for 212 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 101 yards on only 13 carries. Those 101 rushing yards gave Ordway a new career-high. Another player making a difference was William Day, who rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Easton Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Phillipsburg had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.8 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They claimed a resounding 35-6 win over the Raiders. Considering the Stateliners have won eight matchups by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jett Genovese was his usual excellent self, rushing for 149 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Phillipsburg's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.6 points. As for Easton Area, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-2.
Easton Area took a serious blow against Phillipsburg when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 47-12. Will Easton Area have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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