Football Preview: Peru Tigers vs. Southwood Knights
The Peru Tigers will head out to face off against the Southwood Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Peru nor Southwood posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Last Friday, Peru had to suffer through a 38-6 loss at the hands of Rochester. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-0.
Meanwhile, Southwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 14-6 to Manchester. The match was a 6-6 toss-up at halftime, but the Knights couldn't quite close it out.
This is the second loss in a row for Peru and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Southwood, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for Peru against Southwood when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 61-7 win. In that contest, Peru amassed a halftime lead of 47-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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