Preview: Southern Choctaw Indians vs. Excel Panthers
Southern Choctaw has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on The Excel Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Southern Choctaw never let their opponents score. They blew past Fruitdale, posting a 46-0 victory on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as Southern Choctaw just coasted through the last quarter.
Channing Hill had a dynamite game for Southern Choctaw, rushing for 144 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Triston Hill got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Excel's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They took a 46-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of W.S. Neal.
Southern Choctaw's victory lifted them to 4-5 while Excel's loss dropped them down to 3-6.
Southern Choctaw lost to Excel at home by a decisive 38-19 margin in their previous matchup back in September of 2017. Can Southern Choctaw avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
