The Tamaqua Blue Raiders will square off against the Bangor Slaters at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tamaqua has five straight wins, Bangor has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Tamaqua is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 49-7 victory over Salisbury Township on the road. The result was nothing new for the Blue Raiders, who have now won three matches by 31 points or more so far this season.
Tamaqua had a senior duo take command as Luke Kane rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries and Victor Schlosser gained 200 total yards and three touchdowns. Schlosser's longest reception was for an incredible 78 yards. Another player making a difference was Terrence Mcdowell, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tamaqua was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Tamaqua's defense and their nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jacob Hehn and Tyler Koch, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-7, which was the final score in Bangor's tilt against Blue Mountain on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Slaters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Eagles are ranked 67th).
Tamaqua pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Bangor, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Tamaqua has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 275.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Bangor, though, as they've been averaging only 68.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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