Football Preview: William Tennent Panthers vs. Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials
The William Tennent Panthers will square off against the Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: William Tennent has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Plymouth Whitemarsh will arrive with five straight wins.
William Tennent is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Springfield Township on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. William Tennent was outmatched by Springfield Township on the road and fell 43-7. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Spartans are ranked 132nd).
Despite the defeat, William Tennent saw an underclassman step up: Gavin Mensch rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. The dominant performance gave Mensch a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Plymouth Whitemarsh was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 21-14 victory over Upper Moreland. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Colonials were the (much) better team in the second half.
Everett Baker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 146 yards and three touchdowns.
William Tennent's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Plymouth Whitemarsh, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
William Tennent was dealt a bruising 49-7 defeat at the hands of Plymouth Whitemarsh in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Plymouth Whitemarsh's Mike Bongard, who rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns. Now that William Tennent knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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