Football Game Preview: Imhotep Charter Panthers vs. Simon Gratz Bulldogs

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Previous Games

10/19/24 - Away	36-7 W
10/21/23 - Home	60-0 W
09/25/21 - Home	50-13 W
09/20/19 - Home	19-0 W
09/21/18 - Home	34-6 W
+ 3 more games

Imhotep Charter is a perfect 8-0 against Simon Gratz since September of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Imhotep Charter has three straight wins, Simon Gratz has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Imhotep Charter's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They really took it to West Philadelphia for the full four quarters, racking up a 50-0 victory. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 24 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Simon Gratz started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against George Washington. They came up short against the Eagles on Friday, falling 26-2. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 390th, while the Eagles are ranked 193rd).

Simon Gratz's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Imhotep Charter, they now have a winning record of 4-3.

Everything came up roses for Imhotep Charter against Simon Gratz in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 36-7 win. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.