The Honesdale Hornets will challenge the Dallas Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Honesdale comes in on four and Dallas on seven.
Last Friday, Honesdale didn't have too much trouble with West Scranton as they won 34-20.
Honesdale had a senior duo take command as Aiden Collins threw for 89 yards and two touchdowns and Conlan Keast picked up 50 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Honesdale is 4-1 when Keast posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Honesdale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 232 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Dallas got the win against Lake-Lehman on Friday by a conclusive 28-7. The result was nothing new for the Mountaineers, who have now won four matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Honesdale's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-4. As for Dallas, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Honesdale has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 240.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Dallas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 150.2. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Honesdale came up short against Dallas in their previous meeting back in November of 2018, falling 23-16. Can Honesdale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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