North Schuylkill has won seven straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Northwestern Lehigh has won seven straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The North Schuylkill Spartans will host the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
North Schuylkill is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Jim Thorpe for the full four quarters, racking up a 50-7 victory on the road. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Northwestern Lehigh at home against Lehighton on Friday as the team secured a 42-7 win. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Northwestern Lehigh can attribute much of their success to Shane Leh, who threw for 164 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northwestern Lehigh was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Northwestern Lehigh's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Bryer Reichard was especially locked on to Lehighton's QB and sacked him twice.
North Schuylkill now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Northwestern Lehigh, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
North Schuylkill suffered a grim 34-14 defeat to Northwestern Lehigh when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Thankfully for North Schuylkill, Cade Christopher (who rushed for 221 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 28 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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