The West Philadelphia Speedboys will take on the Martin Luther King Cougars at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. West Philadelphia's defense has only allowed 13.7 points per game this season, so Martin Luther King's offense will have their work cut out for them.
West Philadelphia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They snuck past Boys' Latin Charter with a 34-28 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Speedboys who have now won four contests in a row.
West Philadelphia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to West Philadelphia's defense and their nine sacks. Sa'Iyd Harper-Haines led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Martin Luther King). They strolled past Benjamin Franklin with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 28-12. The victory was some much needed relief for the Cougars as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
West Philadelphia is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.2 points per game. As for Martin Luther King, their record now sits at 3-7.
West Philadelphia came up short against Martin Luther King in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 19-14. Can West Philadelphia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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