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By Team Reports Sep 20, 2024, 1:55am

Football Preview: Penn Kingsmen vs. Mishawaka Marian Knights

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The Penn Kingsmen will take on the Mishawaka Marian Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.

Last Friday, everything came up roses for Penn at home against South Bend Washington as the squad secured a 44-6 win. The match marked the Kingsmen's most dominant victory of the season so far.

Meanwhile, while Mishawaka Marian put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for South Bend St. Joseph. Mishawaka Marian blew past South Bend St. Joseph 27-0 at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.

The critical scores for Mishawaka Marian came from Terrance Lane Jr, Kaleb Johnson, and William Owens.

Mishawaka Marian'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 Johnson, Quinn Rohn, and Cooper Suth picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Rohn is now averaging an impressive 1.2 defended passes per game.

Penn's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Mishawaka Marian, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.

Everything came up roses for Penn against Mishawaka Marian in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 41-13 win. In that game, Penn amassed a halftime lead of 34-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.

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