Easton Area is 3-0 against Stroudsburg since August of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Easton Area Rovers will look to defend their home field against the Stroudsburg Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. Easton Area will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Friday, Easton Area needed a bit of extra time to put away Emmaus. They came out on top against the Hornets by a score of 28-21. 28 seems to be a good number for the Rovers as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
William Day was his usual excellent self, rushing for 147 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Dorian Thomas was another key rusher, rushing for 129 yards while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Easton Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Easton Area's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jasir Frutchey and Day.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Stroudsburg). They blew past Pocono Mountain East 37-0 at home last Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Mountaineers considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Easton Area's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-1. As for Stroudsburg, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Easton Area strolled past Stroudsburg when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 21-3. Does Easton Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Stroudsburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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