The Pottstown Trojans's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Phoenixville Phantoms at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pottstown's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Pottsgrove on Friday. They were outmatched by the Falcons at home and fell 40-0. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 489th, while the Falcons are ranked 130th).
Meanwhile, Phoenixville didn't have too much trouble with Upper Merion Area on the road on Friday as they won 37-21.
Deacon Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 254 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Phoenixville's defense and their four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Tre Wheeler and TJ Howard, who racked up all four sacks between them. Howard is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Phoenixville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 356 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Pottstown dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Phoenixville, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Pottstown was dealt a bruising 40-0 defeat at the hands of Phoenixville when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Pottstown have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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