Bethlehem Catholic has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will host the Nazareth Area Blue Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Bethlehem Catholic is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 41 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Freedom on Thursday. They lost 24-3 to the Patriots. The defeat continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Nazareth Area's offense rose to the challenge against a Hurricanes defense that boasted an average of only 11.86 points allowed on Friday. Nazareth Area put the hurt on Liberty with a sharp 34-14 win. Considering the Blue Eagles have won four matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Nazareth Area can attribute much of their success to Peyton Falzone, who threw for 224 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and Marquez Wimberly, who gained 55 total yards and four touchdowns. Wimberly showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 55 yards.
Bethlehem Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Nazareth Area, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Bethlehem Catholic couldn't quite finish off Nazareth Area when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 17-14. Thankfully for Bethlehem Catholic, Mason Kuehner (who picked up 198 receiving yards, and also threw for 52 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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