The Perryville Mustangs will head out to square off against the Danville Little Johns at 9:00 p.m. on Friday. Perryville is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Perryville's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Cutter-Morning Star at home to the tune of 45-0. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Mustangs had established a 39 point advantage.
Jacob Saugey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 163 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Perryville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Perryville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Connor Frith, Ethan Evans, and Will Mckinney picked up one apiece. Frith's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 41-13, which was the final score in Danville's tilt against Paris on Friday. The Little Johns haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Perryville's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Danville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Perryville against Danville when the teams last played back in September of 2021, as the team secured a 48-12 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Danville's Lawson Wilkins, who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Perryville to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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