A win for Powhatan just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 41-20 to the L.C. Bird Skyhawks. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Skyhawks recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Powhatan lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Elliott Murphy, who threw for 293 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. 93 of those passing yards were hauled in by Matt Henderson.
Jason Wright went supernova for L.C. Bird, throwing for 351 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Sirpaul Cheeks, who gained 192 total yards and a touchdown.
Powhatan now has a losing record at 2-3. As for L.C. Bird, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Powhatan didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 42-13 win against Cosby on the 11th. As for L.C. Bird, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Huguenot at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Huguenot knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully L.C. Bird likes a good challenge.
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