Football Preview: Metter Tigers vs. Portal Panthers
The Metter Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Portal Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Metter's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 49-0 win over Savannah at home.
Meanwhile, Portal didn't have done well against Bryan County recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Portal came out on top against Bryan County by a score of 20-8.
Portal's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Harold Washington, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Washington a new career-high in rushing yards. Portal also got a significant boost from Jaylon Srickland, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 106 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Portal was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 323 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Portal wouldn't let Bryan County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Portal can thank Braylon Davis and Joshua Coleman for forcing both of them. Davis also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Metter now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Portal, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Metter against Portal when the teams last played back in September of 2021 as the team secured a 56-0 victory. Does Metter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Portal turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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