Football Preview: Dillard Panthers vs. American Heritage Patriots
Two dominant signal callers in Javarius Robinson and Dia Bell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Dillard Panthers will take on the American Heritage Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Dillard sitting on five straight victories and American Heritage on seven.
Dillard is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against John Carroll Catholic as Dillard made off with a 43-20 win. Considering the Panthers have won eight matchups by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, American Heritage's offense rose to the challenge against a Falcons defense that boasted an average of only 14.55 points allowed on Friday. American Heritage simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Jensen Beach 40-7. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Falcons are ranked 159th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Byron Louis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also catching a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 116 rushing yards. Bell was another key player, throwing for 129 yards and two touchdowns.
American Heritage's defense stepped up as well, laying out Sean Boze. ten times. It was truly a group effort as Dylan Bennett, Isaac Tanis, and Rodarion Tellez picked up two apiece.
Dillard pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32 points. As for American Heritage, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
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