It was a proper cat-fight when Pocono Mountain East duked it out withPocono Mountain West on Friday. The Pocono Mountain East Cardinals fell to the Pocono Mountain West Panthers 17-13. The Cardinals have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Pocono Mountain East lost, don't look at Stephen Bethea. Despite the final result, he rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Bethea a new career-high in rushing yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Logan Voepel, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Pocono Mountain East's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Pocono Mountain West, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7.
Pocono Mountain East will venture away from home to take on Whitehall at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pocono Mountain West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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