Football Preview: Portsmouth West Senators vs. Minford Falcons
The Portsmouth West Senators are taking a road trip to square off against the Minford Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Portsmouth West will be strutting in after a victory while Minford will be coming in after a defeat.
Portsmouth West is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 35-28 win over Waverly on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Senators sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Portsmouth West found their leader in underclassman Anthony Bishop, who rushed for 283 yards and four touchdowns. Those 283 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Bishop. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Adkins, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Portsmouth West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 490 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Minford lost 35-14 to Northwest on Friday.
Portsmouth West now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Minford, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Portsmouth West against Minford in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 34-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Portsmouth West since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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