The Allentown Redbirds will head out on the road to face off against the Seneca Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Allentown comes in on seven and Seneca on five.
Allentown put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They claimed a resounding 45-13 victory over Hightstown at home. Given Allentown's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 114th, while Hightstown is ranked 241st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Seneca can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Northern Burlington 41-14 on the road. Seneca pushed the score to 41-7 by the end of the third, a deficit Northern Burlington cut but never quite recovered from.
Anthony Tirico looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 156 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Seneca's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Kyle Stickel and his two sacks.
Allentown's win was their seventh straight at home, bumping their overall record up to 7-2. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-10 Lawrence and 3-6 Hightstown (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 39.5% over those games). As for Seneca, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
