William Penn was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They and the South Western Mustangs were almost perfectly matched up, but the William Penn Bearcats suffered a 35-34 defeat. The Bearcats lost against the Mustangs in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 35-8 score last time.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Western to victory, but perhaps none more so than Declan Smith, who picked up 138 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Smith was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 68 yards. Bryce Graham also helped out by tossing the rock for 250 yards.
William Penn's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for South Western, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-3.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Bearcats faces off against Central York at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. William Penn will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for South Western, they will welcome Spring Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Western is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.8 points per game this season.
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