The Porter-Gaud Cyclones will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. Porter-Gaud will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Porter-Gaud will bounce into Friday's game after beating Laurence Manning Academy, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Porter-Gaud blew past Laurence Manning Academy, posting a 52-23 win. Considering the Cyclones have won eight matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jammall Fludd was his usual excellent self, rushing for 210 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolen Shuman, who rushed for 79 yards on only nine carries.
Porter-Gaud was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 444 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests.
Porter-Gaud didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Tony Brown.
Meanwhile, a victory for Heathwood Hall Episcopal just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Northwood Academy, falling 34-14.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal wouldn't let Northwood Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Heathwood Hall Episcopal can thank Julian Hughes and Charlie Taylor for forcing both of them. Hughes is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least ten every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in Northwood Academy's side was Heyward Belser, who made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Porter-Gaud's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.7 points. As for Heathwood Hall Episcopal, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything came up roses for Porter-Gaud against Heathwood Hall Episcopal when the teams last played back in September, as the team secured a 44-0 victory. Will Porter-Gaud repeat their success, or does Heathwood Hall Episcopal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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