The Wyoming Valley West Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Hazleton Area Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wyoming Valley West is looking for their season?s first victory.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 47-7, which was the final score in Wyoming Valley West's tilt against Pittston on Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hazleton Area). They took down Berwick 27-10 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Hazleton Area's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Xavier Heck picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Wyoming Valley West's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Hazleton Area, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Wyoming Valley West was dealt a bruising 50-14 defeat at the hands of Hazleton Area in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hazleton Area's Ashton Karlick, who rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that Wyoming Valley West knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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