The Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials will take on the Souderton Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Souderton is hoping to do what William Tennent couldn't on Friday: put an end to Plymouth Whitemarsh's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Plymouth Whitemarsh simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat William Tennent 35-2. The Colonials' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Everett Baker was his usual excellent self, rushing for 77 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Christian Diciurcio got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Souderton came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Cardinals as they made off with a 47-21 victory.
Souderton got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Elijah Hampton out in front who picked up 166 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 86 yards on only seven carries. Hampton really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards. Another player making a difference was Ben Walsh, who threw for 326 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt.
Souderton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Upper Dublin only rushed for 58.
One reason for the win was Souderton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Jack Potson was especially locked on to Upper Dublin's QB and sacked him 2.5 times.
Plymouth Whitemarsh pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Souderton, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Things could have been worse for Plymouth Whitemarsh, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 38-23 loss to Souderton in their previous matchup back in August of 2016. Can Plymouth Whitemarsh avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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