The Southern Lehigh Spartans are taking a road trip to square off against the Tamaqua Blue Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southern Lehigh is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Southern Lehigh is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Jim Thorpe 47-27 on Friday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Olympians are ranked 219th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for Tamaqua, as they earned their first away win of the season. Their defense stepped up to hand Bangor a 20-0 shutout on Friday.
Southern Lehigh better keep an eye on Terrence McDowell Jr. He was instrumental in Tamaqua's win, rushing for 188 yards and one TD. McDowell Jr's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards.
Tamaqua was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. They are 2-1 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
One reason for the win was Tamaqua's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Carter Trotman with three. He also made four total tackles, which is notable because Tamaqua is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Southern Lehigh's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Tamaqua, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything came up roses for Southern Lehigh against Tamaqua in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 43-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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