Football Preview: Bremen Blue Devils vs. Pepperell Dragons
The Bremen Blue Devils are taking a road trip to square off against the Pepperell Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Bremen ended up a good deal behind Temple and lost 34-18.
Meanwhile, Pepperell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to Darlington.
Pepperell's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sam Ross, who rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown, and Sam Wooten, who gained 79 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Ross a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Pepperell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bremen's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Pepperell, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Bremen was able to grind out a solid win over Pepperell in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, winning 39-32. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pepperell's D.J. Rogers, who rushed for 285 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Bremen to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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