The Martin Luther King Cougars will be playing at home against the West Philadelphia Speedboys at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Martin Luther King is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 28-12 victory over Benjamin Franklin. The Cougars' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but West Philadelphia ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They snuck past Boys' Latin Charter with a 34-28 win. The victory was nothing new for the Speedboys as they're now sitting on four straight.
West Philadelphia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
One reason for the win was West Philadelphia's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for nine sacks. Sa'Iyd Harper-Haines led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
West Philadelphia has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.2 points per game. As for Martin Luther King, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 3-7 record.
Martin Luther King didn't have too much breathing room in their match against West Philadelphia in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 19-14 victory. Will Martin Luther King repeat their success, or does West Philadelphia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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