The Saucon Valley Panthers welcomed the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers to town on Friday night for a gridiron battle. It was a contest between a couple of teams seemingly heading in opposite directions. The Tigers have won their last three games, while the Panthers have dropped their last two.  Last year the Tigers mauled the Panthers Tiger 42-14. It was nonetheless an opportunity for Saucon Valley to get back on the winning track.
It was Senior Night on Friday at Saucon Valley's Montford E. Illick stadium. It took a little while to honor the Saucon seniors during the pregame festivities. But, it did not take very long for Northwestern Lehigh (8-0) to pounce on the Panthers (4-4). On the Tigers very first play from scrimmage, Northwestern quarterback, Justin Holmes threw a short pass to Cade Christopher that went a long way. The quick strike pass, catch and run covered 61-yards for a touchdown. The extra-point was good and only :18 seconds into the game Northwestern Lehigh jumped out to a 7-0 lead.
Friday night, playing on a soggy sponge 120 yards long and 53 yards wide, the Saucon Valley Panthers out-gained the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers 265 total yards to 78. The Panther defense held the Tigers to only five 1st downs while gaining 12 of their own. However, the outcome was in stark contrast to the aforementioned stats. The Panthers were quickly bogged down and could never really create any sustained momentum going their way. The Panthers slipped and fell to the Tigers 15-6.
Friday night the undefeated Saucon Valley Panthers will travel to Northwestern Lehigh to do battle with the 3-2 Tigers. Saucon Valley is looking to stay unbeaten while Northwestern is looking to avoid a third loss. Both teams will be looking to keep their post season hopes alive.
