The South Western Mustangs will challenge the Red Lion Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
South Western is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Central York on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Mustangs took a blow against the Panthers, falling 56-17. The Mustangs have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jacob Graham, who picked up 174 receiving yards and one TD. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 79 yards. Another passer making a difference was Seth Sullivan, who threw for 243 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Red Lion challenged William Penn on Friday. The Lions were dealt a 52-20 loss at the hands of the Bearcats. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Bearcats are ranked 130th).
Although Red Lion took the loss, they still got scores from Yensiel Roman Gonzalez, Octavius Thompson, and Julian Cedrone.
Red Lion now has a losing record of 2-3. As for South Western, they now also have a losing record of 2-3.
South Western was able to grind out a solid victory over Red Lion when the teams last played back in September of 2024, winning 26-16. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Lions' Mason Platts, who rushed for 105 yards and one score on only 14 carries, and also threw for 153 yards and one TD. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Mustangs still be able to contain Platts? There's only one way to find out.
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