Football Preview: Boys' Latin Charter vs. West Philadelphia Speedboys
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Boys' Latin Charter is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the West Philadelphia Speedboys at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Boys' Latin Charter's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against William Penn Charter on Friday. They took a blow against the Quakers, falling 42-0. While losing is never fun, Boys' Latin Charter can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 290th, while William Penn Charter is ranked 119th).
Meanwhile, West Philadelphia suffered their biggest defeat since September 1, 2023 on Saturday. They lost 33-8 to Chester. The loss continues a trend for the Speedboys in their matchups with the Clippers: they've now lost three in a row.
West Philadelphia wouldn't let Chester keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. West Philadelphia can thank Saire Bailey and Mekhi Bryant for forcing all of them. Bailey's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing two fumbles and making 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss). Another thorn in Chester's side was Amin Winston, who picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Boys' Latin Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for West Philadelphia, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
Boys' Latin Charter skirted past West Philadelphia 16-14 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Boys' Latin Charter repeat their success, or does West Philadelphia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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