Football Preview: Paint Branch Panthers vs. Bethesda-Chevy Chase Barons
Paint Branch is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Bethesda-Chevy Chase is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Paint Branch Panthers will welcome the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Barons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Paint Branch: 8.9, Bethesda-Chevy Chase: 10.9) so any points scored will be well earned.
Paint Branch is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Blair: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Paint Branch blew Blair out of the water with a 41-7 final score. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won five matches by 28 points or more so far this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Makai Miles and he. Miles rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns. Alijah Bah got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 79 yards.
Paint Branch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Bethesda-Chevy Chase earned an 18-7 victory over Whitman on Thursday.
The critical scores for Bethesda-Chevy Chase came from Nathan David and Lucas Scribner.
Paint Branch's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Bethesda-Chevy Chase, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Thursday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Paint Branch has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 254.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Bethesda-Chevy Chase struggles in that department as they've been averaging 237.5. It's looking like Thursday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Paint Branch lost to Bethesda-Chevy Chase at home by a decisive 24-7 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Paint Branch avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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