The Quaker Valley Quakers will head out on the road to square off against the Hopewell Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Quaker Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row dating back to last season, Quaker Valley finally turned things around against Valley on Friday. They blew past the Vikings 34-14. Considering the Quakers' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Quaker Valley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dominic Cox-Giles and Ben Mchenry.
Meanwhile, Hopewell entered their matchup against Avonworth on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Hopewell was outmatched by Avonworth at home and fell 50-19. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Antelopes are ranked 88th).
Quaker Valley's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Hopewell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Quaker Valley beat Hopewell 38-30 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Quaker Valley since the team 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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