Football Preview: St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions vs. Perry Panthers
After both having extra time off, the St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions and the Perry Panthers will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
St. Pius X Catholic will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker back in October after a huge 35-point victory in their prior game. They fell just short of Tucker by a score of 28-26. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Golden Lions have suffered since September 8, 2023.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Perry's good fortune finally ran out last Friday. They fell just short of Warner Robins by a score of 27-24. The game was a 10-10 toss-up at halftime, but the Panthers couldn't quite close it out.
Even if they lost, Perry's defense still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. Noah Clark led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. Jordan Donald also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 15.
Perry's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-3. As for St. Pius X Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 7-3.
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