Football Recap: Father Lopez Green Wave vs. Palatka Panthers
Father Lopez was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against the Palatka Panthers, falling 60-0. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 580th, while the Panthers are ranked 161st).
Colt Davis threw for 35 yards on seven of 17 attempts.
KJ Wright had a dynamite game for Palatka, picking up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 33 yards. The dominant performance gave Wright a new career-high in rushing yards. Lawrence Evans was another key player, gaining 101 total yards and a touchdown.
Father Lopez's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Palatka, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.
Father Lopez wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 32-12 loss against Taylor on the 7th. As for Palatka, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Newberry at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th. Palatka will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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