The North Platte Panthers are on the road again on Friday and play against the Windsor Greyhounds. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
North Platte had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They blew past Crest Ridge/Chilhowee 46-12 on the road. Considering North Platte has won five contests by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Liam Servaes was the offensive standout of the contest as he rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to North Platte's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Chance Garber and Jesse Williams who racked up five sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Windsor came tearing into Friday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 38-28 win over Skyline.
North Platte's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Windsor, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
