Penn Wood and Chester are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. The Penn Wood Patriots will square off against the Chester Clippers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Penn Wood has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Chester will come in with five straight wins.
Penn Wood is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Jersey Shore on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Penn Wood had to suffer through a 42-8 loss at the hands of Jersey Shore. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chester). They claimed a resounding 64-0 victory over Interboro on the road. The Clippers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 25 points or more this season.
Jalen Harris was his usual excellent self, throwing for 250 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Nahree Melvin helped Harris out on the ground, picking up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Chester didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jah'Si Crew, Larry Mcdaniel, and Sire Hall picked up one apiece.
Penn Wood's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Chester, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Penn Wood was dealt a bruising 44-0 defeat at the hands of Chester in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Penn Wood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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