Football Preview: Academy Park Knights vs. Penn Wood Patriots
The Academy Park Knights will challenge the Penn Wood Patriots at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Academy Park will be strutting in after a win while Penn Wood will be coming in after a loss.
Academy Park took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They blew past Kensington 64-6 at home.
Meanwhile, Penn Wood came up short against William Penn on Saturday and fell 15-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Colonials: they've now lost four in a row.
Penn Wood wouldn't let William Penn keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Penn Wood can thank Antwane Beander and Haji Ali for forcing both of them. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Academy Park's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Penn Wood, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
Academy Park took their win against Penn Wood in their previous matchup back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 44-20. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Penn Wood's Kivaleon Clarke, who picked up 127 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Academy Park to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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