The West Perry Mustangs will square off against the East Pennsboro Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Perry's defense has only allowed 9.8 points per game this season, so East Pennsboro's offense will have their work cut out for them.
West Perry is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Middletown just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Blue Raiders 14-9. The match marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Pennsboro). They really took it to Boiling Springs for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-13 win at home. The victory was familiar territory for the Panthers who have now won three games in a row.
East Pennsboro's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aaron Angelo, who picked up 136 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Angelo's longest reception was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Another rusher making a difference was JJ Gossard, who gained 105 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Pennsboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
East Pennsboro'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 Ej Rivera and Ryan Potts.
Having lost for the first time this season, West Perry fell to 4-1. As for East Pennsboro, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything went West Perry's way against East Pennsboro in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as West Perry made off with a 38-14 victory. In that contest, West Perry amassed a halftime lead of 24-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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