Easton Area is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Emmaus is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Easton Area Rovers will host the Emmaus Hornets at 7:05 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Easton Area is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Stroudsburg to the tune of 42-7. With the Rovers ahead 28-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Cole Ordway went supernova for Easton Area, throwing for 311 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 33 yards and two touchdowns. Dorian Thomas was another key player, rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown.
Easton Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
One reason for the win was Easton Area's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Algee Macon was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, while Emmaus put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Nazareth Area. Emmaus simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Nazareth Area 35-0.
Easton Area's record is now 10-1. As for Emmaus, their record is now 9-2.
Easton Area beat Emmaus 28-21 in their previous meeting back in September. Will Easton Area repeat their success, or does Emmaus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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