Football Preview: Parrish Community Bulls vs. Mitchell Mustangs
The Parrish Community Bulls will head out on the road to take on the Mitchell Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Parrish Community sitting on six straight victories and Mitchell on ten.
If Parrish Community beats Mitchell with 44 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Parrish Community simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Gateway 44-7. The result was nothing new for the Bulls, who have now won eight matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Brycen Volz went supernova for Parrish Community, throwing for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes, while also rushing for 41 yards and a touchdown. Another big playmaker for Parrish Community was Cameron Houston, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Parrish Community's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Leading the way was Ashton Springfield with 2.5 sacks. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last six games he's played. Parrish Community got some further help from Ben Biasini: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles.
Meanwhile, Mitchell's offense rose to the challenge against a Bulls defense that boasted an average of only 14.2 points allowed on Thursday. Mitchell strolled past Wiregrass Ranch with points to spare, taking the game 31-14.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Corey Simms and Nathan Mcneil. Simms had a great game and rushed for 265 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Mcneil was balling out in the loss, rushing for 140 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Mitchell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Mitchell's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.4 points per game. As for Parrish Community, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Parrish Community has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 188.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mitchell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 215.9. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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