Plum has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Penn-Trafford Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Plum was beaten by Pine-Richland 43-7. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Rams are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Penn-Trafford). Everything went their way against Kiski Area on Friday as Penn-Trafford made off with a 33-7 victory. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Warriors with their most commanding win of the season.
Tasso Whipple continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 185 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Derek Carr, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Penn-Trafford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 422 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Plum's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Penn-Trafford, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Plum ended up a good deal behind Penn-Trafford in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 21-6. Can Plum avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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