Two dominant backs in Parker Broughton and Sawyer Schlitt are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Beekmantown Eagles will take on the Peru Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Beekmantown's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat AuSable Valley 41-0. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Patriots are ranked 530th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Broughton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Peru rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Hornets 37-12. Winning may never get old, but the Nighthawks sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
It was another big night for Wyatt Bridges, who rushed for 117 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Peru also got a significant boost from Jake Frechette, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 93 yards.
Peru was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Peru's defense and their six sacks. Landon Wilkins was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.
Peru pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.0 points per game. As for Beekmantown, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Everything went Beekmantown's way against Peru in their previous matchup back in September, as Beekmantown made off with a 31-6 victory. Will Beekmantown repeat their success, or does Peru have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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