Football Preview: Sickles Gryphons vs. Plant Panthers
Sickles hasn't had much luck against Plant recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Sickles Gryphons will stay at home for another week and welcome the Plant Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Sickles is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had just enough and edged Leto out 40-38.
Meanwhile, Plant hadn't done well against Berkeley Prep recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Plant walked away with a 31-21 win over Berkeley Prep. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Panthers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Among those leading the charge was Jc Mirasola, who threw for 268 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Max Hunt was Mirasola's top target, picking up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Sickles' win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5. As for Plant, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Sickles and Plant were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in September of 2020, but Sickles came up empty-handed after a 42-41 loss. Can Sickles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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