The Moriah Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Peru Nighthawks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Moriah put up the most points they have all season on Friday. They blew past Plattsburgh 48-22.
Meanwhile, while Peru put up plenty of points on Saturday, the same can't be said for Beekmantown. The Nighthawks took their game with ease, bagging a 42-0 victory over the Eagles. Fans of the Nighthawks have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Moriah better keep an eye on Brody Blaise-Smith. He was instrumental in Peru's win, rushing for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Blaise-Smith was even better on defense, picking up two sacks, forcing one fumble, and making seven total tackles. Finley Coon got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Peru's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Blaise-Smith was especially locked on to Beekmantown's QB and sacked him twice. Coon got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
The win keeps Peru at an undefeated 4-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.0 points on average this season. As for Moriah, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Moriah took a serious blow against Peru in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 56-25. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Nighthawks' Jake Frechette, who rushed for 168 yards and one TD on only eight carries, and also threw for 151 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only eight passes. Now that the Vikings know 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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