Football Preview: Paoli Pugs vs. Sasakwa Vikings
Paoli is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Sasakwa is on a five-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Paoli Pugs will challenge the Sasakwa Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Paoli is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.2 points per game this season.
Paoli will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Bowlegs last Friday. Paoli put the hurt on Bowlegs with a sharp 34-14 win. Considering the Pugs have won four matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Conner Boone continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 170 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.6 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Another reason for the win was Paoli's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Scotty Garrett with three.
Meanwhile, Sasakwa was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 32-28 to Welch.
Despite the loss, Sasakwa had strong showings from Titan Collins, who picked up 185 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Thaddeus Harjo, who threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Collins is now averaging an impressive 100.4 receiving yards per game.
Sasakwa didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Collins picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. Sasakwa got some further help from Joseph Lunn: he made 23 total tackles (7.0 for loss).
Paoli has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.7 points per game. As for Sasakwa, their record is now 7-2.
Everything came up roses for Paoli against Sasakwa when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 50-0 victory. Will Paoli repeat their success, or does Sasakwa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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