Northampton hasn't had much luck against Nazareth Area recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Northampton Konkrete Kids will venture away from home to take on the Nazareth Area Blue Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Northampton is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Freedom on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Northampton lost 42-21 to Freedom. While losing is never fun, the Konkrete Kids can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Patriots are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, Nazareth Area waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Hawks on the road to the tune of 36-7. The Blue Eagles' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Nazareth Area's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Marquez Wimberly led the charge by rushing for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also catching a touchdown. Wimberly's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 140 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another signal caller making a difference was Peyton Falzone, who threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes.
This is the second loss in a row for Northampton and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for Nazareth Area, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Northampton lost to Nazareth Area on the road by a decisive 21-7 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Northampton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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