Penn Wood has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Saturday, Penn Wood lost to Academy Park on the road by a 36-20 margin. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost three in a row.
Defeat or not, Penn Wood got some senior leadership from Quadir Johnson-Jones and Rashon Sanders. Johnson-Jones rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while Sanders. gained 77 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Sanders a new career-high in rushing yards. Haji Ali was in the mix as well, providing Penn Wood with a touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Plymouth Whitemarsh entered their contest against Manheim Township on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Plymouth Whitemarsh fell just short of Manheim Township by a score of 20-18. While losing is never fun, the Colonials can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Blue Streaks are ranked 12th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Caiden Leszczynski, who threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes.
Penn Wood's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Plymouth Whitemarsh, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
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