Porter Ridge and Charlotte Catholic squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Porter Ridge had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Charlotte Catholic Cougars by a score of 24-21. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
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 also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making eight total tackles and defending a pass. Porter Ridge also got help from Sawyer Ducey, who showed off his sure hands for 124 receiving yards.
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. The dominant performance also gave Bierman a new career-high in rushing yards (87).
Porter Ridge now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Charlotte Catholic, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.
Porter Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Charlotte Catholic, they will host Palisades at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Palisades: 13.5, Charlotte Catholic: 13.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
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