Football Preview: Plum Mustangs vs. Penn-Trafford Warriors
Plum has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the Penn-Trafford Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Plum took a blow against Pine-Richland, falling 43-7. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Rams are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Penn-Trafford). They put the hurt on Kiski Area with a sharp 33-7 win on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Warriors with their most commanding win of the season.
Tasso Whipple was his usual excellent self, rushing for 185 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Derek Carr, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Penn-Trafford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 422 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Plum's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Penn-Trafford, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Plum ended up a good deal behind Penn-Trafford when the teams last played back in October of 2023, losing 21-6. Can Plum avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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