The Paradise Honors Panthers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Paradise Honors' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups.
Paradise Honors' offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Mohave's usually-dominant defense. Paradise Honors came out on top against Mohave by a score of 34-24.
A big part of Paradise Honors' win came down to the chemistry between Nolan Rau and his top target Preston Brown. Rau threw for 234 yards and two touchdowns while Brown picked up 117 receiving yards and a touchdown. Brown showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 53 yards. Charles Vandyke was in the mix as well, providing Paradise Honors with two touchdowns.
Paradise Honors wouldn't let Mohave keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Paradise Honors can thank Devin Hartsel and Parker Dailey for forcing both of them. Hartsel also made four total tackles, which is notable because Paradise Honors is 6-2 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Pusch Ridge Christian Academy waltzed into their game on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They breezed by the Yellow Jackets to the tune of 43-0. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won nine contests by 28 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Jacob Newborn, who rushed for 57 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. Dominic Painter was another key player, picking up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of John Sunukjian and Cruz Corona.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 2.3 points per game. As for Paradise Honors, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Paradise Honors was taken down by Pusch Ridge Christian Academy 63-28 when the teams last played back in August of 2022. Thankfully for Paradise Honors, Bubba Mustain (who threw for 332 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.4 yards per attempt, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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