It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Prestonwood Christian can now relate to. They fell to the Parish Episcopal Panthers 61-55. The Lions were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October.
When it comes to explaining why Prestonwood Christian lost on Friday, don't look at Luke Glass. Despite the final result, he threw for 404 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt. Glass has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Matthew Mcclain, who picked up 200 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Sawyer Anderson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 146 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 443 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 16.4 yards per attempt for Parish Episcopal. Those 146 rushing yards gave Anderson a new career-high. Carson Darby was Anderson's top target, picking up 279 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The defeat snapped Prestonwood Christian's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-3 record. As for Parish Episcopal, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-4.
Prestonwood Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Parish Episcopal, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 42-7 victory against Legacy Christian Academy on the 30th.
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