Football Preview: Potomac School Panthers vs. North Cross Raiders
The Potomac School Panthers will challenge the North Cross Raiders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Potomac School will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Saturday, then bounced right back against Saint James on Friday. Potomac School strolled past Saint James with points to spare, taking the game 33-16.
A big part of Potomac School's win came down to the chemistry between Sean Sutherland and his top target Akim Iscandari. Sutherland threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes while Iscandari picked up 160 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Iscandari really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 74 yards. Brendan Sutherland made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Potomac School didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Mack Repke, Iscandari, and Sutherland picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, North Cross entered their tilt with St. Christopher's on Saturday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They took down the Saints 24-6.
Potomac School's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for North Cross, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Potomac School was dealt a bruising 49-0 defeat at the hands of North Cross in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Potomac School avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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