It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Parish Episcopal had no problem doing just that on Friday. They managed a 61-55 win over the Prestonwood Christian Lions. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
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. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Nick Wheeler was another major influence, as he rushed for 41 yards and ran in a TD.
Despite the loss, Prestonwood Christian still got an impressive performance from Luke Glass, who 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. Matthew Mcclain also helped out as he racked up 200 receiving yards.
Parish Episcopal has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Prestonwood Christian, they moved to 9-3 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Parish Episcopal didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 42-7 victory against Legacy Christian Academy on the 30th. Prestonwood Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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