Scranton is 0-10 against Delaware Valley since November of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Scranton Knights and the Delaware Valley Warriors are set to duel.
Things were looking good for Scranton after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They came up short against Abington Heights, falling 42-21. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Delaware Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 38-26 victory over North Pocono on Friday.
Delaware Valley can attribute much of their success to Logan Olsommer, who rushed for 68 yards, and James Dabney, who picked up 58 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Olsommer a new career-high in rushing yards.
Another reason for the win was Delaware Valley's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 5.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Noah Delo and Luke Brazanskas, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. Brazanskas also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Delaware Valley is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-5 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Delaware Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Scranton's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Delaware Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Scranton took a serious blow against Delaware Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 40-0. Can Scranton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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