The Crestwood Comets will challenge the Wyoming Valley West Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Crestwood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.6 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Crestwood came up short against Wilkes-Barre and fell 21-14. The Comets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Nate Walsh, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Those 87 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Jeckell, who rushed for 126 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Crestwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Wyoming Valley West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 18th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 35-10 to Valley View. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 477th, while the Cougars are ranked 131st).
Crestwood's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-5. As for Wyoming Valley West, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Crestwood has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 240.2 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Wyoming Valley West, though, as they've been averaging only 49.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Crestwood beat Wyoming Valley West 17-7 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Does Crestwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wyoming Valley West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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