Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Peru). They took their matchup on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-14 win over the Wabash Apaches. With the Tigers ahead 20-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Isaiah Korba continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 240 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the jets for a run for 51 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryne Babbs, who rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Peru'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 Kouper Burks and Babbs. The dominant performance gave Babbs a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peru was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 512 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Although Wabash took the loss, they still got scores from Haiden Mcwhirt and Noah Baldwin.
The victory got Peru back to even at 2-2. As for Wabash, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Peru will challenge Maconaquah at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maconaquah knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Peru likes a good challenge. As for Wabash, they will face off against Southwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wabash is facing Southwood at the right time seeing as Southwood is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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