Perkiomen School is 8-0 against Delaware County Christian since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Perkiomen School Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Delaware County Christian Knights at 1:00 p.m. Perkiomen School will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Perkiomen School is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Maryland School for the Deaf, who was ranked second at the time (Perkiomen School was ranked third). Perkiomen School was dealt a 40-6 defeat at the hands of Maryland School for the Deaf on Friday. The loss was the Panthers' first of the season.
Delaware County Christian aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Saturday extended their overall winning streak to four. They really took it to Mercersburg Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 50-14 win at home. Considering the Knights have won three contests by more than 27 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Sam Dixon was his usual excellent self, rushing for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 195 yards and four touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards dating back to last season. Ian Pruessner was Dixon's top target, picking up 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Having lost for the first time this season, Perkiomen School fell to 3-1. As for Delaware County Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Perkiomen School came out on top in a nail-biter against Delaware County Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 36-34. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Dixon, who rushed for 227 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 45 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Perkiomen School still be able to contain Dixon? There's only one way to find out.
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