The Struthers Wildcats will head out to challenge the Perry Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Struthers is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Norton with a sharp 49-28 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Devin Braham was his usual excellent self, rushing for 208 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Robert Carcelli was another key player, gaining 124 total yards and three touchdowns.
Struthers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 242 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Struthers didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Carcelli and Adin Nicholas.
Meanwhile, Perry waltzed into their game on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 42-6 win over the Griffins. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Griffins are ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Struthers is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.5 points per game. As for Perry, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Struthers was taken down by Perry 38-8 in their previous meeting back in November of 2017. Can Struthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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