The Bethlehem Catholic Hawks will be playing at home against the Lehighton Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bethlehem Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past East Stroudsburg North, posting a 42-7 victory. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Timberwolves are ranked 359th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lehighton hadn't done well against Blue Mountain recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Lehighton won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Blue Mountain 29-28. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Lehighton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.5 points per game. As for Bethlehem Catholic, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-6.
Everything came up roses for Bethlehem Catholic against Lehighton in their previous matchup back in November of 2014, as the squad secured a 48-18 victory. Does Bethlehem Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lehighton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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