Football Preview: Perry Maroons vs. Mount St. Mary Rockets
The Perry Maroons are taking a road trip to square off against the Mount St. Mary Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Perry is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.5 points per game this season.
Perry took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 69-9 victory over Blackwell. Given Perry's advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while Blackwell is ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Andrew Kukuk was his usual excellent self, rushing for 98 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, while also catching a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass. Asher Robinson also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Perry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 63 points the game before, Mount St. Mary was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They were outmatched by Chisholm on the road and fell 52-7. The loss was the Rockets' first of the season.
Perry now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Mount St. Mary, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
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