Football Preview: Spring-Ford Rams vs. Perkiomen Valley Vikings
On Friday Spring-Ford will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Perkiomen Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Last Friday, Spring-Ford made easy work of Methacton and carried off a 28-7 win. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Warriors are ranked 237th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Jamal Lewis, who rushed for 233 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Spring-Ford's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Bryce Roberts, Dailyn Palmer, Braden Welsh, and Jack Strzeminski picked up one apiece. Spring-Ford got some further help from Nick Garzarella: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Spring-Ford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Perkiomen Valley posted their biggest victory since October 13, 2023 on Friday. They claimed a resounding 42-7 win over Boyertown at home. With the Vikings ahead 35-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
The victory got Spring-Ford back to even at 3-3. As for Perkiomen Valley, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-2.
Spring-Ford took their victory against Perkiomen Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 28-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spring-Ford since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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