Football Game Recap: Memorial Roughriders vs. Perkins Pirates

By Team Reports Nov 10, 2023, 9:06am

Recap: Memorial Roughriders vs. Perkins Pirates

The Memorial Roughriders and the Perkins Pirates squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Memorial Roughriders had to settle for second. Memorial fell 28-21 to Perkins. Memorial's defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.

Perkins' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Isaac Bunts led the charge by rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown. Perkins also got help from Weston Sturzinger who showed off his sure hands for 88 receiving yards.

Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Perkins, they have yet to lose a game at home this season, leaving them with a 11-0 record.

Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Perkins will stay at home for another week and welcome West Holmes at 7:00 p.m. on November 10th. West Holmes will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while Perkins is ranked 17th).