The Episcopal Knights will face off against the Bunkie Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
With a playoff game on the line, Episcopal rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed by King Charter at home to the tune of 50-6. With Episcopal ahead 36-6 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Braeden George was a one-man wrecking crew for Episcopal as he rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry. George was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 69 yards. Walker Dauzat got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Bunkie was fully in charge two weeks ago, breezing past Marksville 47-12 at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bunkie.
The victory (which was Episcopal's fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-3. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 2-8 Northeast and 3-7 King Charter (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 36.1% over those games). As for Bunkie, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
