The West Philadelphia Speedboys will square off against Boys' Latin Charter at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither West Philadelphia nor Boys' Latin Charter posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
West Philadelphia is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 1, 2023 on Saturday. They came up short against Chester, falling 33-8. While losing is never fun, the Speedboys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Clippers are ranked 47th).
West Philadelphia wouldn't let Chester keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. West Philadelphia can thank Saire Bailey and Mekhi Bryant for forcing all of them. Bryant also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making five total tackles (1.0 for loss). West Philadelphia got some further help from Amin Winston: he picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Boys' Latin Charter fell victim to William Penn Charter and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 42-0 loss at the hands of the Quakers.
This is the second loss in a row for West Philadelphia and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Boys' Latin Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
West Philadelphia couldn't quite finish off Boys' Latin Charter in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 16-14. Can West Philadelphia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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