Football Recap: Orangeburg Prep Drops Season-High Score on Patrick Henry Academy

By Team Reports Oct 28, 2024, 10:45am

Football Recap: Orangeburg Prep Indians vs. Patrick Henry Academy Patriots

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Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Orangeburg Prep). They walked away with a 40-28 win over the Patrick Henry Academy Patriots on Friday.

Patrick Henry Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mikell Tucker Mathis, who threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Mathis' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards. Jacob Corley was Mathis' top target, picking up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Orangeburg Prep's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Patrick Henry Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.

Orangeburg Prep is taking a road trip to face off against Thomas Sumter Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Orangeburg Prep is facing Thomas Sumter Academy at the right time seeing as Thomas Sumter Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Patrick Henry Academy, they and Andrew Jackson Academy are set to duel on Friday.

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