Football Recap: R.J. Reynolds Demons vs. Parkland Mustangs
R.J. Reynolds's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. Everything went their way against the Parkland Mustangs as the R.J. Reynolds Demons made off with a 25-3 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Demons as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead R.J. Reynolds to victory, but perhaps none more so than Thomas (Tommy) Elrod, who threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns. John (Mac) Murphy was Elrod's top target, picking up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to R.J. Reynolds' defense and their six sacks. Leading the way was Jayden Willis with four. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. R.J. Reynolds got some further help from Jaylen Coakley: he made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The win got R.J. Reynolds back to even at 3-3. As for Parkland, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.
R.J. Reynolds will be playing in front of their home fans against Glenn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. R.J. Reynolds is facing Glenn at the right time seeing as Glenn is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Parkland, they will head out on the road to challenge East Forsyth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Forsyth knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Parkland likes a good challenge.
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