The Souderton Indians will head out to challenge the Quakertown Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Souderton's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Harry S. Truman at home to the tune of 38-0. The Indians' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Ben Walsh was the offensive standout of the match as he rushed for six yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 167 yards and a touchdown while completing 77.8% of his passes. Houston Marshall handled things on the ground, rushing for 80 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Souderton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Souderton'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 Hunter Smeltz and Caleb Moyer.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Quakertown, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Bensalem 49-21 at home. The win was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Gavin Carroll had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Aiden Burgy, who picked up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The victory made it two in a row for Souderton and bumps their season record up to 2-2. As for Quakertown, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Everything went Souderton's way against Quakertown in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Souderton made off with a 35-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Souderton since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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