The Boyertown Bears will face off against the North Penn Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Boyertown had to skate by with only a one-point margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 42-point drubbing they dealt Phoenixville on Friday. The Bears claimed a resounding 49-7 victory over the Phantoms. The game marked the Bears' most dominant win of the season.
Tilman Henley was his usual excellent self, rushing for 166 yards and a pair of scores on only seven carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run. Another player making a difference was Michael Boorse, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Boyertown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 444 rushing yards. They are 6-1 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Meanwhile, North Penn came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points), and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Galloping Ghosts 56-13. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won five contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
North Penn's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Boyertown, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
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