The West Perry Mustangs will take on the Big Spring Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Perry's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Big Spring's offense will have their work cut out for them.
West Perry's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when East Pennsboro offense got past them. West Perry came up short against East Pennsboro on Friday, falling 35-14. That makes it the first time this season the Mustangs have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Big Spring). They claimed a resounding 48-21 win over Boiling Springs on the road. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bulldogs have posted since October 20, 2023.
Grant Hall was his usual excellent self, rushing for 259 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Chase Fry, who rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Big Spring was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 377 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for West Perry and nudges their season record down to 4-2. As for Big Spring, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-4.
West Perry came out on top in a nail-biter against Big Spring when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 38-35. Does West Perry have another victory up their sleeve, or will Big Spring turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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