The Delaware Valley Warriors and the Pittston Patriots are set to duel on Friday. Delaware Valley will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Delaware Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Scranton 45-7 on Friday. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Knights are ranked 263rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
One reason for the win was Delaware Valley's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 3.5 sacks. In that department, Pasquale Venetucci was the leader with two. Delaware Valley is 2-1 when Venetucci posts one or more sacks, but 3-4 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Pittston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a blow against Wyoming Area, falling 28-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Patriots haven't been shut out since back in August.
Delaware Valley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. As for Pittston, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything came up roses for Delaware Valley against Pittston in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 42-7 victory. Does Delaware Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pittston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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