Phoenixville is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Upper Dublin is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Phoenixville Phantoms will challenge the Upper Dublin Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Phoenixville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.9 points per game this season.
Phoenixville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Friday. Everything went their way against Upper Perkiomen as Phoenixville made off with a 31-7 victory. Given the Phantoms' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Indians are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Phoenixville had a senior duo take command as Trey Lear gained 86 total yards and three touchdowns and Deacon Williams rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Lear a new career-high in rushing yards (60). Phoenixville also got help from Kevin Kingsbury, who showed off his sure hands for 81 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Phoenixville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Phoenixville's defense made their presence known, laying out Grayson Sabo. four times. Andrew Kirk was especially locked on to Upper Perkiomen's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Upper Dublin earned a 31-21 win over Unionville on Friday.
Upper Dublin is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.4 points per game. As for Phoenixville, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Phoenixville was taken down by Upper Dublin 41-12 in their previous matchup back in November of 2018. Thankfully for Phoenixville, Lucas Roselli (who rushed for 54 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 48 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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