The Quakertown Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Pennridge Rams at 10:15 a.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Back in October, Quakertown came up short against Chester and fell 32-19. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Clippers are ranked 32nd).
Although Quakertown took the loss, they still got scores from Ryan Berlanda, Jackson Connelly, and Kyler Roesener.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pennridge can now relate to. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights on Friday. It was the first time this season that the Rams let down their fans at home.
The loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 12-2. As for Quakertown, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Thursday's game might be decided on the ground. Quakertown has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 161.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pennridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 189.5 rushing yards. There's a good chance Thursday's contest turns into a tough fight on the ground.
Quakertown strolled past Pennridge in their previous meeting back in November of 2024 by a score of 28-14. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Rams' Noah Keating, who rushed for 57 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Panthers still be able to contain Keating? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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