Football Preview: William Penn Bearcats vs. South Western Mustangs
The William Penn Bearcats will square off against the South Western Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. William Penn has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while South Western will come in with three straight wins.
William Penn will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Friday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They came up short against Spring Grove, falling 45-24. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Bearcats have suffered against the Rockets since October 9, 2015.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Western). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Northeastern 55-6 at home. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won four matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Bryce Graham went supernova for South Western, throwing for 203 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. Graham is becoming a predictor of South Western's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Kyle Stup helped Graham out on the ground, picking up 36 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Western was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
South Western didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Veasna Chhokoun, Eliot Piatt, and Alek Newman picked up one apiece.
William Penn's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for South Western, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
William Penn took a serious blow against South Western in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 35-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Western's Austin Rollman, who rushed for 165 yards and three touchdowns. Now that William Penn 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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