The Pottsgrove Falcons will face off against the Marple Newtown Fightin' Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pottsgrove took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Spring-Ford 42-17.
Pottsgrove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 226 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Pottsgrove didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Kamal Curry led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, Marple Newtown waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They breezed by the Raptors to the tune of 35-7. Given the Fightin' Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Raptors are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pottsgrove's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Marple Newtown, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-3.
Pottsgrove came up short against Marple Newtown in their previous matchup back in November of 2015, falling 20-7. Can Pottsgrove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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