Football Recap: Prestonwood Christian Lions vs. Parish Episcopal Panthers
It was a proper cat-fight when Prestonwood Christian faced off against Parish Episcopal on Friday. The Prestonwood Christian Lions came out on top in a nail-biter against the Parish Episcopal Panthers , sneaking past 52-49. This was payback for the Lions, who suffered a 49-40 loss the last time these two teams met.
A big part of Prestonwood Christian's victory came down to the chemistry between Luke Glass and his top target Lj Taylor. Glass threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt while Taylor rushed for 221 yards and three touchdowns. What's more, Glass also racked up 28 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September. Matthew Mcclain was another key player, picking up 187 receiving yards.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Prestonwood Christian, adding 14 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Justin Dewers: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 5-for-5 kicking extra points for an additional five.
Despite the defeat, Parish Episcopal had strong showings from Sawyer Anderson, who threw for 517 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 16.2 yards per attempt, and Carson Darby, who picked up 240 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Darby is now averaging an impressive 112 receiving yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Pile, who picked up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The win made it two in a row for Prestonwood Christian and bumps their season record up to 7-2. As for Parish Episcopal, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Prestonwood Christian has already played their next contest, a 49-8 victory against Trinity Christian on the 1st. As for Parish Episcopal, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Bishop Lynch at 7:00 p.m. on November 8th. Parish Episcopal will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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