Football Preview: Polk County Wildcats vs. York Institute Dragons
Two dominant backs in Dillon Parnell and Logan Pannell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Polk County Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the York Institute Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Polk County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 14-13 photo finish over Happy Valley. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Wildcats as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, York Institute had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.4 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bulldogs 42-8. With the Dragons ahead 28-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Pannell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 204 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Those 204 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kole Brannon, who gained 95 total yards and three touchdowns.
York Institute was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 291 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
York Institute's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.3 points per game. As for Polk County, their record now sits at 5-6.
Polk County came up short against York Institute in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 18-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pannell, who rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Now that Polk County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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