Football Preview: Plum Mustangs vs. Penn Hills Indians
The Plum Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Penn Hills Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Plum is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Friday, Plum was just a hair shy of victory and fell 15-14 to Kiski Area.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Nicholas Odom, who rushed for 141 yards on only 11 carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making two total tackles. Plum also got help from Sloan Humphries, who showed off his sure hands for 127 receiving yards.
Even if they lost, Plum's defense still kept up the pressure with eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Nick Sheffo and Darian Slaughter, who racked up four sacks between them. Plum got some further help from Trent Reese: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Penn Hills didn't have too much trouble with North Hills on the road on Friday as they won 27-10. The win made it back-to-back victories for Penn Hills.
Plum's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Penn Hills, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Plum suffered a grim 26-0 defeat to Penn Hills in their previous meeting back in August of 2017. Thankfully for Plum, Hollis Mathis (who threw for 245 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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