The Penn Hills Indians will take on the Plum Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Penn Hills' favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Plum has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Last Friday, Penn Hills strolled past North Hills with points to spare, taking the game 27-10.
Meanwhile, Plum was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 15-14 to Kiski Area.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Nicholas Odom, who rushed for 141 yards on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another pass catcher making a difference was Sloan Humphries, who picked up 127 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even if they lost, Plum's defense still kept up the pressure with eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Nick Sheffo and Darian Slaughter, who racked up four sacks between them. Plum got some further help from Trent Reese: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Penn Hills is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Plum, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Penn Hills took their win against Plum in their previous meeting back in August of 2017 by a conclusive 26-0. Will Penn Hills repeat their success, or does Plum have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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