The Perkins Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Rocky River Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Perkins' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Padua Franciscan 35-0 on the road. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Bruins are ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Rocky River humbled John Marshall with a 42-14 victory. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Pirates had established a 27 point advantage.
Oran Grieve was the offensive standout of the contest as he picked up 29 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perkins pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Rocky River, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Perkins against Rocky River in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 59-28 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Rocky River's Nick Disalvo, who rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Perkins to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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