The Pleasant Valley Bears will venture away from home to take on the Pocono Mountain West Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pleasant Valley's last matchup with Pocono Mountain East could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's game on Friday. The Bears were beaten by the Cardinals 28-0. Considering the last time the Bears couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pocono Mountain West). Everything went their way against East Stroudsburg South on Friday as they made off with a 49-26 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Panthers have posted against the Cavaliers since October 7, 2017.
Pocono Mountain West found their leader in sophomore Christian Stiehler, who rushed for 269 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Stiehler is now averaging an impressive 124.5 rushing yards per game.
Pocono Mountain West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Pocono Mountain West's record is now 5-3. As for Pleasant Valley, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-5.
Pleasant Valley came up short against Pocono Mountain West when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 17-12. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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