If East Stroudsburg North was feeling good fresh off their 42-14 takedown of Pocono Mountain East last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The East Stroudsburg North Timberwolves came up short against the East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers on Friday, falling 40-18. The Timberwolves haven't had much luck with the Cavaliers recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
East Stroudsburg North wouldn't let East Stroudsburg South keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Stroudsburg North can thank Brandon Roca and Zachary Deresky-Martinez for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Deresky-Martinez is now averaging an impressive 102.1 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, East Stroudsburg North was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
East Stroudsburg North's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for East Stroudsburg South, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. East Stroudsburg North is taking a road trip to face off against Bethlehem Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Stroudsburg North is facing Bethlehem Catholic at the right time seeing as Bethlehem Catholic is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for East Stroudsburg South, they will welcome Pleasant Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Stroudsburg South will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: Pleasant Valley will have lost ten straight heading into Thursday's matchup.
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