After each having a week off, the Perry Meridian Falcons and the Southport Cardinals will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southport took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Perry Meridian, who comes in off a win.
Perry Meridian will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Mooresville, who they had gone 0-6 against in their six prior meetings. Perry Meridian secured a 28-23 W over Mooresville last Friday.
Allen Zupan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 111 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 235 yards and two touchdowns.
Perry Meridian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Byron Hon and Colton Barker.
Meanwhile, Southport was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Bloomington North on the road and fell 48-14. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 169th, while the Cougars are ranked 43rd).
Despite the loss, Southport got top-tier performance from Tony Taylor, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Taylor's longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards. Southport also got a significant boost from Jeremiah Stanovic, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
Even though they lost, Southport was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Perry Meridian's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Southport, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything came up roses for Perry Meridian against Southport in their previous matchup back in August, as the squad secured a 42-7 victory. In that matchup, Perry Meridian amassed a halftime lead of 42-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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