The Walter Johnson Wildcats will head out to challenge the Paint Branch Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Walter Johnson is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Walter Johnson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Laurel 40-13. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won four contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Paint Branch put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Bethesda-Chevy Chase by a score of 23-10. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Barons are ranked 80th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Makai Miles was his usual excellent self, rushing for 117 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 111 rushing yards.
Paint Branch's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Walter Johnson, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Walter Johnson took a serious blow against Paint Branch in their previous meeting back in September, falling 42-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Paint Branch's Alijah Bah, who rushed for 297 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry. Now that Walter Johnson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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