The Norristown Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Boyertown Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Norristown and eight for Boyertown.
Last Thursday, Norristown ended up a good deal behind Perkiomen Valley and lost 27-12. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Vikings are ranked 55th).
Although Norristown took the loss, they still got scores from Tyler Henry and Nasir Minor.
Norristown didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Chase Williams.
Meanwhile, a win for Boyertown just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Spring-Ford, falling 31-6.
Boyertown wouldn't let Spring-Ford keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Boyertown can thank Leo Martinez and Tilman Henley for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Henley a new career-high in rushing yards. Another thorn in Spring-Ford's side was Logan Oakes, who made five total tackles (1.5 for loss) and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Norristown's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Boyertown, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Norristown came up short against Boyertown when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 32-21. Can Norristown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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