Football Preview: Mount Pleasant Green Knights vs. Wilmington Friends Quakers
Mount Pleasant is 0-3 against Wilmington Friends since November of 2021 but things could change on Saturday. The Mount Pleasant Green Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Wilmington Friends Quakers at 2:30 p.m. Neither Mount Pleasant nor Wilmington Friends posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Mount Pleasant is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Red Lion Christian Academy on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mount Pleasant was beaten by Red Lion Christian Academy 42-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Green Knights have suffered since October 14, 2023.
Meanwhile, Wilmington Friends fell victim to Woodbridge and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 29-0 defeat at the hands of the Raiders. The match marked the first time this year in which the Quakers were not able to get on the board.
This is the second loss in a row for Mount Pleasant and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Wilmington Friends, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Mount Pleasant might still be hurting after the 37-14 loss they got from Wilmington Friends when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Mount Pleasant avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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