Two dominant backs in Sawyer Schlitt and Parker Broughton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Peru Nighthawks will challenge the Beekmantown Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Peru comes in on five and Beekmantown on seven.
Peru is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Plattsburgh as Peru made off with a 37-12 win. Considering the Nighthawks have won six contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Wyatt Bridges continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 117 yards and four touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made five total tackles. Another player making a difference was Jake Frechette, who rushed for 93 yards.
Peru was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Peru's defense made their presence known, laying out Dan Hartmann. six times. Landon Wilkins was especially locked on to Plattsburgh's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Beekmantown got themselves on the board against AuSable Valley two weeks ago, but AuSable Valley never followed suit. They really took it to the Patriots for the full four quarters, racking up a 41-0 victory. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Eagles had established a 34 point advantage.
It was another big night for Broughton, who rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 140 rushing yards.
Peru's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.7 points. As for Beekmantown, their record now sits at 7-1.
Peru might still be hurting after the 31-6 loss they got from Beekmantown when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Broughton, who rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Now that Peru 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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