Middletown is 8-2 against William Penn since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Middletown Cavaliers will venture away from home to face off against the William Penn Colonials at 12:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Middletown has four straight wins, William Penn has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Middletown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Hodgson Vo-Tech, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Middletown was ranked fifth). Middletown was the clear victor by a 42-20 margin over Hodgson Vo-Tech on Friday. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, William Penn ended up a good deal behind Salesianum on Saturday and lost 30-13. The Colonials were down 30-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
William Penn's loss came about despite a quality game from Mason Lowman, who picked up 127 receiving yards and a touchdown. Lowman showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 61 yards.
William Penn didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Mark Moore led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Middletown pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for William Penn, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything went Middletown's way against William Penn when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Middletown made off with a 35-13 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Middletown 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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