Football Preview: Wissahickon Trojans vs. Lower Merion Aces
The Wissahickon Trojans will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the Lower Merion Aces at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lower Merion took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Wissahickon, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four losses in a row dating back to last season, Wissahickon finally turned things around against Archbishop Carroll on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 56-21 victory over the Patriots. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Trojans had established a 28 point advantage.
Quasir Sampson had a dynamite game for Wissahickon, rushing for 161 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Jason Murray Jr. got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wissahickon was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 405 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Lower Merion's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 51-0 to Ridley, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The defeat continues a trend for the Aces in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost five in a row.
Wissahickon's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1. As for Lower Merion, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Wissahickon strolled past Lower Merion in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 35-18. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wissahickon since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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