The Beekmantown Eagles will face off against the Peru Nighthawks at 7:30 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.
Beekmantown is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Massena: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Beekmantown blew Massena out of the water with a 52-0 final score. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Beekmantown's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Hunter Porter and Josh Sand.
Meanwhile, Peru blew past Plattsburgh, posting a 54-22 win on the road.
Sawyer Schlitt went supernova for Peru, rushing for 198 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Schlitt also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making two total tackles. Wyatt Bridges was another key rusher, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Peru's defense and their nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Bridges and Landon Wilkins, who racked up five sacks between them. The dominant performance gave Bridges a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peru was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Plattsburgh only rushed for a.
Beekmantown now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Peru, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Beekmantown might still be hurting after the 20-0 loss they got from Peru in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Beekmantown, Zack Engstrom (who rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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