The Dr. Phillips Panthers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Tohopekaliga Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Dr. Phillips' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 47-0 victory over East Ridge. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Tohopekaliga humbled East River with a 33-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Jaxson Hardnett was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 179 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Tohopekaliga didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Isaiah Brutus and Nashawn Noel. Tohopekaliga got some further help from Eulsis Fernandez: he picked up a sack, made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Tohopekaliga was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Tohopekaliga's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-4. As for Dr. Phillips, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
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