The West Perry Mustangs will square off against the East Pennsboro Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Perry's defense has only allowed 9.8 points per game this season, so East Pennsboro's offense will have their work cut out for them.
West Perry is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Middletown just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Blue Raiders 14-9. The matchup marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Pennsboro). They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-13 victory over Boiling Springs. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
East Pennsboro's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aaron Angelo led the charge by picking up 136 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 51 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Angelo's longest reception was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Another rusher making a difference was JJ Gossard, who gained 105 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Pennsboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
East Pennsboro's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Ej Rivera and Ryan Potts.
Having lost for the first time this season, West Perry fell to 4-1. As for East Pennsboro, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything went West Perry's way against East Pennsboro in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as West Perry made off with a 38-14 win. In that matchup, West Perry amassed a halftime lead of 24-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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