With a playoff game on the line, Easton Area rose to the challenge on Friday. They really took it to the Stroudsburg Mountaineers for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Rovers, who have now won seven matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Cole Ordway went supernova for Easton Area, throwing for 311 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 33 yards and two touchdowns. Easton Area also got a significant boost from Dorian Thomas, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 97 yards.
Easton Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Easton Area's defense and their four sacks. Algee Macon was especially locked on to Stroudsburg's QB and sacked him twice.
Easton Area's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Stroudsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Easton Area will play host again on Friday to welcome Emmaus, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:05 p.m. Easton Area is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39 points per game this season. Stroudsburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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