Central Bucks East is 1-7 against North Penn since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Central Bucks East Patriots will look to defend their home field against the North Penn Knights at 7:00 p.m.
Central Bucks East is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since September 29, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Pennsbury by a score of 17-14. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Central Bucks East saw an underclassman step up: Michael Price rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns.
Central Bucks East wouldn't let Pennsbury keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Central Bucks East can thank Logan Simkiss and Timmy Fuhrmeister for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, North Penn put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Pennridge for the full four quarters, racking up a 31-0 win at home. Considering the Knights have won four contests by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Central Bucks East now has a losing record at 2-3. As for North Penn, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Central Bucks East came up short against North Penn in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 14-7. Will Central Bucks East have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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