Football Recap: Academy at Palumbo Beats South Philadelphia for Their Third Straight Win

Academy at Palumbo owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. Everything went their way against the South Philadelphia Rams as they made off with a 22-0 win. The Griffin might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 22 points or more this season.

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Previous 3 Games

09/20/25 @ South Philadelphia	22-0
09/12/25 @ Roxborough	20-6
09/05/25 vs KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy	34-2

The victory was the third in a row for Academy at Palumbo, bringing their record up to 4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 2.7 points on average over those games. As for South Philadelphia, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.

Coming up, Academy at Palumbo will welcome Benjamin Franklin at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The Electrons' defense has only allowed nine points per game this season, so the Griffin's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for South Philadelphia, they will face off against High School of the Future at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.