Penn Wood lost against Academy Park back in October of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Penn Wood Patriots took a 36-20 bruising from the Academy Park Knights. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Penn Wood's loss came despite strong showings from Quadir Johnson-Jones and Rashon Sanders. Johnson-Jones rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while Sanders gained 77 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Sanders a new career-high in rushing yards. Haji Ali was in the mix as well, providing Penn Wood with a touchdowns.
Penn Wood's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Academy Park, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Penn Wood will square off against Plymouth Whitemarsh at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Plymouth Whitemarsh's defense has only allowed 15.2 points per game this season, so Penn Wood's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Academy Park, they will stay at home for another week and welcome Hatboro-Horsham at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hatboro-Horsham will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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