The Perryville Pirates will square off against the Cuba Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Cuba is hoping to do what Herculaneum couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Perryville's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Perryville simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Herculaneum 49-8 at home. The game marked the Pirates' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cuba). They were the clear victor by a 42-22 margin over Bayless/Hancock on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won three matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Jesse Elrod continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 181 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 110 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Cuba's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Paco Leos, who rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Perryville's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Cuba, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
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