Plant is 0-3 against Berkeley Prep since November of 2021 but things could change on Friday. After each having a week off, both will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m.
Plant is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game two weeks ago. They came up short against Armwood, falling 26-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Panthers were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Berkeley Prep). They blew past Bloomingdale 45-7 on the road last Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Dallas Golden was his usual excellent self, rushing for 154 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Jacob Butler was another key player, rushing for 68 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Berkeley Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Berkeley Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Luby Jones Jr and Josh Herrmann.
Plant's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Berkeley Prep, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Plant came up short against Berkeley Prep in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 31-24. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Berkeley Prep's Joseph Troupe, who rushed for 211 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Now that Plant knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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