It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Charlotte Catholic had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Porter Ridge Pirates , sneaking past 24-21. The victory was nothing new for the Cougars as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Charlotte Catholic had a senior duo take command as Nick Bierman gained 158 total yards and a touchdown and Jake Anderson rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns. Anderson has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Charlotte Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 162.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 195.
Porter Ridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kisiah Harris, who rushed for 38 yards, and also threw for 62 yards and a touchdown. Harris didn't just play on offense: he also made eight total tackles and defended a pass. Sawyer Ducey also helped out with an impressive 124 receiving yards.
Charlotte Catholic pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.3 points per game. As for Porter Ridge, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season.
Charlotte Catholic will look to defend their home field on Friday against Palisades at 7:00 p.m. Charlotte Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26 points per game this season. Porter Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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