Football Preview: South Hills Scorpions vs. Polytechnic Parrots
The South Hills Scorpions will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Polytechnic Parrots at 7:30 p.m.
South Hills is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Chisholm Trail on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. South Hills had to suffer through a 59-9 loss at the hands of Chisholm Trail. While losing is never fun, the Scorpions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1006th, while the Rangers are ranked 443rd).
Meanwhile, Polytechnic posted their closest victory since October 21, 2023 on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past North Side 21-18.
It was another big night for Saidi Wasaidi, who rushed for 261 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Polytechnic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
South Hills' defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Polytechnic, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6.
Everything came up roses for South Hills against Polytechnic in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, as the team secured a 48-12 win. In that matchup, South Hills amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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