It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Parkwood can now relate to. They took a blow against the Erwin Warriors on Friday, falling 56-25. While losing is never fun, the Wolf Pack can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Warriors are ranked 57th).
Emmett Evans and Knowshaun Taylor certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Evans threw for 309 yards and two touchdowns, while Taylor gained 112 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Evans a new career-high in rushing yards (70). 106 of Evans' passing yards were hauled in by Nisiah Smith.
A big part of Erwin's win came down to the chemistry between Caden Ingle and his top target Lawson Reynolds. Ingle threw for 373 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt while Reynolds gained 209 total yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Reynolds is now averaging an impressive 101.9 receiving yards per game. Amarion Smith helped Ingle out on the ground, rushing for 136 yards on only 14 carries.
Parkwood has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season. As for Erwin, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Parkwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Erwin, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Smoky Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Erwin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 43.8 points per game this season.
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