Football Preview: Wootton Patriots vs. Perry Hall Gators
The Wootton Patriots will venture away from home to take on the Perry Hall Gators at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wootton played against Severn School and won via forfeit.
Tyler Siegel was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 165 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Wootton wouldn't let Severn School keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Wootton can thank Nnacheta Greg-Obi and Jude Ampofo for forcing both of them. Ampofo also posted two sacks, which is notable because Wootton is 4-2 when he posts at least two sacks, but 2-3 otherwise.
Perry Hall is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Digital Harbor with a sharp 29-8 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Gators who have now won three matchups in a row.
Perry Hall found their leader in freshman Lamont Smith, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Perry Hall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Perry Hall's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB ten times. Digital Harbor's QB won't forget Roman Womack anytime soon given he sacked him 2.5 times.
Perry Hall pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.3 points. As for Wootton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-5.
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