Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask The Pingry School). They blew past the New Hope-Solebury Lions 54-20 on the road on Friday. Given the Big Blue's advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 238th in New Jersey, while the Lions are ranked 537th in Pennsylvania), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading The Pingry School to victory were Ryan Moye and Finn Cavanaugh. Moye threw for 160 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes, while Cavanaugh rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. Cavanaugh really tore up the turf during one magnificent 76-yard run. Jack Moye was Ryan's top target, picking up 99 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, The Pingry School was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 71 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 199.3.
The Pingry School wouldn't let New Hope-Solebury keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. The Pingry School can thank Patrick Lange and Matthew Galusha for forcing both of them.
The Pingry School's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-4. As for New Hope-Solebury, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
The Pingry School will welcome Fieldston at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Pingry School is facing Fieldston at the right time seeing as Fieldston is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for New Hope-Solebury, they will venture away from home to challenge Lower Moreland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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