Football: Perry stays perfect by hammering Daegu

Matthew C. Perry's Joshua Newkirk closes in on Daegu running back Andrue McCall. TIGE TARLETON/SPECIAL TO STRIPES

Football: Perry stays perfect by hammering Daegu

Stars and Stripes

September 29, 2019

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan – No Marshall China? No problem for Matthew C. Perry.

With their star senior running back shelved by a nagging ankle injury, the Samurai turned to their other backs and they responded with 312 rushing yards and four touchdowns Saturday. Perry even threw a rare touchdown pass in a 36-6 home romp Saturday over Daegu.

Leading the way were Matt Torrecillas and Roy Clayton – the latter returning from a concussion – who combined for 191 yards on 17 carries. Wyatt Ruiz added a rushing touchdown and Joel Pacleb rushed four times for 39 yards and a score and also threw an 11-yard TD pass to Maverick Graydon.

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