The Avonworth Antelopes will square off against the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Avonworth comes in on five and Northwestern Lehigh on 15.
Avonworth is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Penn Cambria by a score of 16-6.
Luca Neal went supernova for Avonworth, rushing for 255 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. Those 255 rushing yards gave Neal a new career-high.
Avonworth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Penn Cambria only rushed for 142.
Meanwhile, Northwestern Lehigh's offense rose to the challenge against a Ironmen defense that boasted an average of only 11.71 points allowed on Friday. Northwestern Lehigh enjoyed a cozy 31-14 win over Danville.
Avonworth is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.0 points per game. As for Northwestern Lehigh, they pushed their record up to 15-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
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