The Wyoming Valley West Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Crestwood Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wyoming Valley West is looking for their season's first win.
Wyoming Valley West is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Valley View on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wyoming Valley West 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).
Meanwhile, Crestwood came up short against Wilkes-Barre on Friday and fell 21-14. The Comets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Nate Walsh, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Those 87 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Backing up that air attack was 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 games.
Wyoming Valley West's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Crestwood, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Wyoming Valley West came up short against Crestwood when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 17-7. Can Wyoming Valley West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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