The Bangor Slaters will venture away from home to face off against the Jim Thorpe Olympians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bangor will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Bangor's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Southern Lehigh on Friday. They had to suffer through a 47-0 loss at the hands of the Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Slaters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 379th, while the Spartans are ranked 51st).
Meanwhile, Jim Thorpe also failed to score in their most recent game. They were outmatched by Northwestern Lehigh on the road and fell 55-0. Having soared to a lofty 39 points in the game before, the Olympians' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Bangor's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Jim Thorpe, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything went Bangor's way against Jim Thorpe when the teams last played back in August of 2023, as Bangor made off with a 39-14 win. Will Bangor repeat their success, or does Jim Thorpe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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