On Saturday, William Penn faced Salesianum in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The William Penn Colonials received a blow as they fell 30-13 to the Salesianum Sallies. The Colonials haven't had much luck with the Sallies recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the loss, William Penn still got an impressive performance from Mason Lowman, who picked up 127 receiving yards and a touchdown. Lowman was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 61 yards.
William Penn didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Mark Moore led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
William Penn's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Salesianum, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. William Penn will welcome Middletown at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Middletown knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully William Penn likes a good challenge. As for Salesianum, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Appoquinimink at 7:30 p.m. Salesianum's defense has only allowed 10.6 points per game this season, so Appoquinimink's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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