Football Preview: Perkins Pirates vs. Clyde Fliers
The Perkins Pirates will challenge the Clyde Fliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Clyde is hoping to do what Bellevue couldn't on Friday: put an end to Perkins' winning streak, which now stands at five games. Perkins claimed a resounding 43-0 win over Bellevue on the road. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Redmen are ranked 299th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Perkins to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isaac Bunts, who rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Another pass catcher making a difference was Braylon Collier, who picked up 177 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perkins' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Joey Diederich and Haiden Bollini.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clyde). They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-21 victory over Port Clinton. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-7.
Brennan Wilson went supernova for Clyde, throwing for 197 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 60 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Wilson has posted since back in September of 2023. Kam Shortridge was another key player, picking up 119 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perkins' win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Clyde, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Everything went Perkins' way against Clyde when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Perkins made off with a 31-7 win. Will Perkins repeat their success, or does Clyde have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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