The Perryville Mustangs will head out to square off against the Paris Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Perryville is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Perryville on the road against Danville as the team secured a 49-10 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-3.
Perryville relied on the efforts of Ethan Evans, who picked up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Jacob Saugey, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Evans' longest reception was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Perryville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Paris beat Cutter-Morning Star 46-42 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Paris.
Perryville's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Paris, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Perryville might still be hurting after the 31-6 defeat they got from Paris in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Can Perryville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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