Football Preview: Paris Eagles vs. Perryville Mustangs
The Paris Eagles will take on the Perryville Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Paris beat Cutter-Morning Star 46-42. The win made it back-to-back victories for Paris.
Meanwhile, Perryville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 49-10 win over the Little Johns. Considering the Mustangs have won three matchups by more than 36 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Perryville had a senior duo take command as Ethan Evans picked up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns and Jacob Saugey rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Evans' longest reception was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Perryville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Paris now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Perryville, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Paris took their win against Perryville in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 31-6. Will Paris repeat their success, or does Perryville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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