Football Preview: Plant Panthers vs. Sickles Gryphons
Plant is 6-0 against Sickles since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Plant Panthers will head out to take on the Sickles Gryphons at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Plant will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Berkeley Prep, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Plant walked away with a 31-21 victory over Berkeley Prep on Saturday. The win was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Among those leading the charge was Jc Mirasola, who threw for 268 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. 114 of those passing yards were hauled in by Max Hunt, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sickles). They had just enough and edged Leto out 40-38.
Plant's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Sickles, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5.
Plant won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in September of 2020, slipping by Sickles 42-41. Will Plant repeat their success, or does Sickles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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