Football Recap: Logan Jerry Leads Milton Hershey to Victory over West Perry

By Team Reports Oct 23, 2024, 6:43am

Football Recap: Milton Hershey Spartans vs. West Perry Mustangs

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Milton Hershey entered their tilt with West Perry on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the West Perry Mustangs with a sharp 58-37 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Spartans also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2015.

Logan Jerry continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 215 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 59 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 107.1 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Kah'Dyn Gann-Luckett, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: Milton Hershey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 482 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.

Milton Hershey wouldn't let West Perry keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Milton Hershey can thank Mehki Connelly and Christian Bryant for forcing both of them. Bryant is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.

Milton Hershey's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-4. As for West Perry, they now have a losing record at 4-5.

Milton Hershey will head out to square off against Susquehanna Township at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 960 yards in their previous games. As for West Perry, they will welcome Greencastle-Antrim at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Perry is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.

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