The Hopewell Vikings and the North Catholic Trojans are set to duel on Friday. Hopewell will be strutting in after a victory while North Catholic will be coming in after a loss.
Hopewell will bounce into Friday's game after beating Central Valley, who they had gone 0-8 against in their eight prior meetings. Hopewell was the clear victor by a 44-20 margin over Central Valley on Friday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Vikings' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Warriors are ranked 107th).
Meanwhile, North Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 48-28 to Avonworth.
Hopewell is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for North Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Hopewell took a serious blow against North Catholic in their previous matchup back in August of 2021, falling 62-0. Can Hopewell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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