The Palmerton Blue Bombers will venture away from home to square off against the Saucon Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Palmerton lost to Pen Argyl at home by a 24-7 margin.
Meanwhile, Saucon Valley made easy work of Palisades on Thursday and carried off a 35-14 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Jack Robertson and Jared Rohn were among the main playmakers for Saucon Valley as the former picked up 135 receiving yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown. Robertson was no stranger to the big play, connecting with a big catch that went for 55 yards. Shane Kerosetz got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Saucon Valley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Elijah Miller led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Palmerton's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. As for Saucon Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Palmerton and Saucon Valley were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in October of 2020, but Palmerton came up empty-handed after a 42-41 loss. Thankfully for Palmerton, Dante Mahaffey (who rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 165 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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