Football Preview: Beekmantown Eagles vs. Peru Nighthawks
The Beekmantown Eagles will challenge the Peru Nighthawks at 7:30 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.
Beekmantown is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Massena: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Beekmantown blew Massena out of the water with a 52-0 final score. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Beekmantown's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Hunter Porter and Josh Sand.
Meanwhile, Peru was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Plattsburgh 54-22 on the road.
Sawyer Schlitt had a dynamite game for Peru, rushing for 198 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Schlitt also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making two total tackles. Wyatt Bridges was another key back, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Peru's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Bridges and Landon Wilkins, who racked up five sacks between them. The dominant performance gave Bridges a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peru was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Plattsburgh only rushed for a.
Beekmantown now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Peru, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Beekmantown suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to Peru in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Beekmantown, Zack Engstrom (who rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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