Football Preview: Parchment Panthers vs. Hackett Catholic Prep Fighting Irish
Parchment is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Hackett Catholic Prep is on a four-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Parchment Panthers will welcome the Hackett Catholic Prep Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Parchment will bounce into Friday's game after beating Constantine, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Everything went Parchment's way against Constantine on Friday as Parchment made off with a 51-30 victory.
BJ Hunt was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Parchment was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Parchment wouldn't let Constantine keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Parchment can thank Cameron Warner and Jaden Taylor for forcing both of them. Taylor continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, while Hackett Catholic Prep put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for South Haven. Hackett Catholic Prep claimed a resounding 35-0 win over South Haven on the road. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Rams are ranked 273rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Parchment's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Hackett Catholic Prep, their win bumped their record up to an identical 6-1.
Parchment couldn't quite finish off Hackett Catholic Prep when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 30-28. Will Parchment have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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