Football Recap: Durfee Gets the Win

There's no place like home for Durfee, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They slipped by the Plymouth South Panthers 29-28 on Saturday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Hilltoppers as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.

Matt Sherry threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Ben Sherry was his top target, picking up 137 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground, Jason Springer rushed for 82 yards.

Plymouth South lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jack Horvath, who rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns. Horvath is becoming a predictor of Plymouth South's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't). Timmy Durocher was another key signal caller, throwing for 163 yards and two touchdowns.

Durfee's victory bumped their record up to 2-8. As for Plymouth South, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.

After both having extra time off, Durfee and New Bedford will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 10:15 a.m. on November 28th. As for Plymouth South, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Plymouth North at 10:00 a.m. on November 28th.

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