The Pen Argyl Green Knights will square off against the Williams Valley Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pen Argyl will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Northern Lehigh, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Pen Argyl strolled past Northern Lehigh with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 32-14.
Caiden Faust continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Lucas Lerch got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Williams Valley had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They blew past Mahanoy Area 60-13 on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won seven games by 33 points or more so far this season.
Williams Valley's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brady Shomper, who rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 104 yards and three touchdowns. Fletcher Thompson was another key player, gaining 120 total yards and three touchdowns.
Williams Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Williams Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kian Krzyzanowski and Evan Achenbach. Another thorn in Mahanoy Area's side was Brayden Crisswell, who picked up 0.5 sacks and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Williams Valley pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 39.2 points. As for Pen Argyl, their record is now 5-6.
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