The Southwood Knights will square off against the Peru Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwood will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Southwood is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 38 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Manchester on Friday. They fell 14-6 to the Squires. The matchup was a 6-6 toss-up at halftime, but the Knights couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Peru was beaten by Rochester 38-6 on Friday. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-0.
Southwood's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Peru, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.
Southwood took a serious blow against Peru when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 61-7. Thankfully for Southwood, Matthew Roettger (who threw for 131 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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