After soaring to 49 points the game before, Saucon Valley was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They took a blow against the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers, falling 40-12. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Tigers are ranked 20th).
When it comes to explaining why Saucon Valley lost, don't look at Jack Robertson. Despite the final result, he picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Saucon Valley wouldn't let Northwestern Lehigh keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Saucon Valley can thank Shane Kerosetz and Isaiah Checo for forcing both of them. Checo is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last nine games he's played.
Among those leading the charge was Shane Leh, who rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 127 yards on 11 of 18 attempts.
Saucon Valley's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Northwestern Lehigh, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Saucon Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northwestern Lehigh, they will challenge North Schuylkill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northwestern Lehigh's defense has only allowed 5.9 points per game this season, so North Schuylkill's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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