The East Pennsboro Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the James Buchanan Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Pennsboro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, everything went East Pennsboro's way against Middletown as East Pennsboro made off with a 42-17 win. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won four matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Aaron Angelo was his usual excellent self, rushing for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also picking up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was JJ Gossard, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns.
East Pennsboro didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Cassius Comp, Gossard, Kolton Keys, and Logan Newman picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, James Buchanan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were outmatched by Line Mountain on the road and fell 59-31. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 423rd, while the Eagles are ranked 192nd).
East Pennsboro's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for James Buchanan, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Everything came up roses for East Pennsboro against James Buchanan in their previous matchup back in October of 2015, as the squad secured a 69-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Pennsboro since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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