Northampton is 0-7 against Easton Area since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Northampton Konkrete Kids will take on the Easton Area Rovers at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Northampton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Pocono Mountain West 42-6 at home on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Easton Area came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 43-14 victory over the Mountaineers. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Rovers just coasted through the last quarter.
Cole Ordway had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 220 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Andrew Biddle was Ordway's top target, picking up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Easton Area's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Justin Cosover, Cael Disora, and Biddle picked up one apiece.
The win made it two in a row for Northampton and bumps their season record up to 4-2. As for Easton Area, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Northampton came up short against Easton Area when the teams last played back in October of 2020, falling 21-14. Thankfully for Northampton, Nahjee Adams (who rushed for 284 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.9 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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