Football Preview: Perry Pirates vs. Struthers Wildcats
Perry has won five straight games at home, while Struthers has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Perry Pirates will be taking part in a tournament against the Struthers Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Perry knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Struthers likes a good challenge.
Perry is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Buchtel 42-6. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won ten contests by 27 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last game, Struthers made sure to put some points up on the board against Norton on Friday. Struthers put the hurt on Norton with a sharp 49-28 win. Considering the Wildcats have won seven matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Devin Braham was his usual excellent self, rushing for 208 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Robert Carcelli was in the mix too, providing Struthers with two touchdowns.
Struthers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 242 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Struthers didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Carcelli and Adin Nicholas.
Struthers is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.5 points per game. As for Perry, their record is now 10-1.
Everything came up roses for Perry against Struthers in their previous meeting back in November of 2017, as the squad secured a 38-8 victory. Will Perry repeat their success, or does Struthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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