Portal's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They came out on top against the Bryan County Redskins by a score of 20-8. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 22-14 loss the Redskins walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Portal's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Harold Washington, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Washington a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Jaylon Srickland, who rushed for 106 yards.
Portal wouldn't let Bryan County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Portal can thank Braylon Davis and Joshua Coleman for forcing both of them. Davis also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Portal was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 323 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
When it comes to explaining why Bryan County lost, don't look at Anddreas Mckinny. Despite the final result, he rushed for 214 yards. Mckinny's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season.
The victory got Portal back to even at 2-2. As for Bryan County, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Portal will square off against Metter at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Bryan County, they will take on Emanuel County Institute at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Emanuel County Institute's defense has only allowed 13.8 points per game this season, so Bryan County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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