Football Game Preview: Peekskill Red Devils vs. Walter Panas Panthers

The Peekskill Red Devils will head out to challenge the Walter Panas Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Peekskill will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.

Peekskill is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 36-12 margin over Poughkeepsie on Saturday. Considering the Red Devils have won three matchups by more than 23 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Craig Jacobs went supernova, rushing for 100 yards and three touchdowns.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Peekskill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Peekskill's defense and their 8.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Darnell Hinton and Kaden Mercer, who racked up 6.5 sacks between them.

Meanwhile, Walter Panas' offense rose to the challenge against a Quakers defense that boasted an average of only 12.43 points allowed on Friday. The Panthers came out on top against Greeley by a score of 40-28. The Panthers pushed the score to 34-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Quakers cut but never quite recovered from.

Walter Panas' win came from a few key players Peekskill will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jack Doherty, who rushed for 133 yards and a pair of scores. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making two total tackles (1.5 for loss). Christian Salomon also helped with two TDs in total.

Peekskill's record now sits at 6-1. As for Walter Panas, their record is now 5-1.

Peekskill couldn't quite finish off Walter Panas in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 and fell 14-11. Thankfully for the Red Devils, Christian Ramos (who rushed for 142 yards and one touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.