Football Preview: Peru Nighthawks vs. Beekmantown Eagles
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Peru is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Beekmantown Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Peru will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a two-point loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Plattsburgh on Friday. Peru blew past Plattsburgh 54-22 on the road.
Sawyer Schlitt went supernova for Peru, rushing for 198 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Schlitt also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making two total tackles. Wyatt Bridges was another key rusher, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown.
Peru's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Bridges, Mason Starke, Chase Carpenter, and Carpenter picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave Bridges a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peru was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Plattsburgh only rushed for a.
Meanwhile, Beekmantown got themselves on the board against Massena on Friday, but Massena never followed suit. They really took it to the Raiders for the full four quarters, racking up a 52-0 win at home. The Eagles pushed the score to 38-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Raiders had no chance of recovering from.
The victory got Peru back to even at 1-1. As for Beekmantown, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Peru took their win against Beekmantown in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 20-0. Does Peru have another victory up their sleeve, or will Beekmantown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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