Boyertown is on a three-game streak of home losses, Norristown a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Boyertown Bears will host the Norristown Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Neither Boyertown nor Norristown posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Boyertown is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Spring-Ford on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Boyertown came up short against Spring-Ford, falling 31-6. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 363rd, while the Rams are ranked 113th).
Boyertown wouldn't let Spring-Ford keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Boyertown can thank Leo Martinez and Tilman Henley for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Henley a new career-high in rushing yards. Logan Oakes was another major factor on D, making five total tackles (1.5 for loss) and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Norristown ended up a good deal behind Perkiomen Valley on Thursday and lost 27-12.
Although Norristown took the loss, they still got scores from Tyler Henry and Nasir Minor.
Norristown didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Chase Williams.
Boyertown's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Norristown, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Boyertown was able to grind out a solid win over Norristown in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 32-21. Does Boyertown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Norristown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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