The Quakertown Panthers will square off against the Souderton Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Quakertown is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Bensalem 49-21 at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their 12-point performance the match before.
Gavin Carroll had a dynamite game for Quakertown, rushing for 171 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Carroll a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Burgy, who picked up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Quakertown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Souderton's offense rose to the challenge against a Tigers defense that boasted an average of only 16 points allowed on Friday. Souderton blew past Harry S. Truman 38-0 at home. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Tigers are ranked 352nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ben Walsh looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for six yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 167 yards and a touchdown while completing 77.8% of his passes. Souderton also got a significant boost from Houston Marshall, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
Souderton's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. In that department, Jack Potson was the leader with two sacks.
Quakertown's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Souderton, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Quakertown suffered a grim 35-14 defeat to Souderton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Quakertown, Ryan Sadowski (who rushed for 171 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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