The Pottstown Trojans will take on the Upper Perkiomen Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Pottstown took a 28-point defeat the last time they faced off against Pope John Paul II, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Trojans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 win over Pope John Paul II on Friday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Trojans' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 402nd, while Pope John Paul II are ranked 96th).
Meanwhile, Upper Perkiomen had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Phantoms, sneaking past 22-19.
Upper Perkiomen's win came from a few key players Pottstown will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Zach Adam, who rushed for 111 yards and one score on only 15 carries, and also caught one TD. Grayson Sabo was another key player, throwing for 151 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Upper Perkiomen's run defense was locked in: Phoenixville could only muster 1.9 yards per carry. While two picked up at least five total tackles, Ethan Scharneck stood above the rest. He picked up a sack and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss). Upper Perkiomen didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.2.
Upper Perkiomen's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Pottstown, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6.
Pottstown was taken down by Upper Perkiomen 37-9 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Trojans, Zach Schwartz (who rushed for 186 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards) 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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