After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Dover is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Conestoga Valley Buckskins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Friday, Dover took a blow against South Western, falling 42-13. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Dover's defeat came about despite a quality game from Malik Dickens, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Meanwhile, Conestoga Valley took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-6 victory over J.P. McCaskey. Given the Buckskins' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Red Tornado are ranked 282nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dover's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Conestoga Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Dover took a serious blow against Conestoga Valley in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 40-9. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Conestoga Valley's Jayden Johnson, who rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 38 receiving yards. Now that Dover 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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