Easton Area has gone 7-0 against Northampton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Easton Area Rovers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northampton Konkrete Kids at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northampton is hoping to do what Stroudsburg couldn't on Friday: put an end to Easton Area's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Easton Area claimed a resounding 43-14 victory over Stroudsburg at home. With the Rovers ahead 29-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Cole Ordway had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 220 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Andrew Biddle was Ordway's top target, picking up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Easton Area's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Justin Cosover, Cael Disora, and Biddle picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northampton). They blew past Pocono Mountain West 42-6 at home on Thursday. Given the Konkrete Kids' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Panthers are ranked 391st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Easton Area pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Northampton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Easton Area was able to grind out a solid win over Northampton when the teams last played back in October of 2020, winning 21-14. Will Easton Area repeat their success, or does Northampton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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