Simon Gratz is 0-7 against Imhotep Charter since September of 2015 but things could change on Saturday. The Simon Gratz Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Imhotep Charter Panthers at 1:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Simon Gratz beats Imhotep Charter with 20 points on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Simon Gratz never let John Bartram onto the board and left with a 20-0 win on Saturday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Braves are ranked 455th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Imhotep Charter entered their tilt with Martin Luther King on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 50-0 victory over the Cougars. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Panthers just coasted through the last quarter.
A big part of Imhotep Charter's win came down to the chemistry between Joey Mcleish and his top target Isaiah Prater. Mcleish threw for 204 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes while Prater picked up 53 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Kareem Haqq did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 108 receiving yards.
Imhotep Charter didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Saimire Locks and Willie Norris. Norris is also on a roll when it comes to interceptions, as he's now snagged at least one in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
The victory made it two in a row for Simon Gratz and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for Imhotep Charter, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Simon Gratz was taken down by Imhotep Charter 60-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Simon Gratz, Mikal Davis Jr (who rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 213 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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