The Jersey Shore Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Penn Wood Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jersey Shore is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.9 points per game this season.
Jersey Shore will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 39-point game in their last game. They fell just short of Hollidaysburg by a score of 27-25. The Bulldogs gained 113 more yards on the day, but it was the Golden Tigers that made the best use of them.
Defeat or not, Jersey Shore got some senior leadership from Elijah Jordan and Evan Snyder. Jordan threw for 232 yards and four touchdowns, while Snyder picked up 112 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Snyder is becoming a predictor of Jersey Shore's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, a win for Penn Wood just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Interboro, falling 36-8.
Despite the loss, Penn Wood had strong showings from Rashon Sanders, who gained 111 total yards and a touchdown, and Taj Cobbs, who rushed for 123 yards on only 12 carries. Cobbs' longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Jersey Shore's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Penn Wood, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
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