Quakertown waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 29-28 win over the Cheltenham Panthers. This was payback for Quakertown, who suffered a 30-12 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Gavin Carroll was his usual excellent self, rushing for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. He is becoming a predictor of Quakertown's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Aiden Burgy, who picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Quakertown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cheltenham only rushed for 109.
Quakertown wouldn't let Cheltenham keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Quakertown can thank Owen Wynne and Brady Martin for forcing both of them.
Despite the loss, Cheltenham had strong showings from Kendall Jackson, who threw for 379 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.5% of his passes, and Carsen Giddiens, who picked up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Giddiens didn't just play on offense: he also made eight total tackles and defended two passes. A healthy portion of Jackson's aerial production (103 yards to be exact) also went to Isaiah Barnes.
Quakertown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Cheltenham, their record now sits at 3-7.
Quakertown's road trip will continue as they head out to face Haverford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Haverford has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 113 points over their last three contests. Cheltenham does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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