The Polytechnic Parrots will square off against the South Hills Scorpions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Hills took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Polytechnic, who comes in off a win.
Polytechnic will head into Thursday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 35-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against North Side on Thursday. Polytechnic had just enough and edged North Side out 21-18. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Parrots have posted since October 21, 2023.
It was another big night for Saidi Wasaidi, who rushed for 261 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Polytechnic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, South Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were outmatched by Chisholm Trail on the road and fell 59-9. While losing is never fun, the Scorpions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1006th, while the Rangers are ranked 443rd).
Polytechnic's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6. As for South Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Polytechnic was dealt a bruising 48-12 loss at the hands of South Hills in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Polytechnic was down 28-0.
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