Mitchell has won nine straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Parrish Community has won nine straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Mitchell Mustangs will host the Parrish Community Bulls at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Mitchell's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last eight contests.
Mitchell's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Thursday, when they got past Wiregrass Ranch's usually-dominant defense. Mitchell enjoyed a cozy 31-14 victory over Wiregrass Ranch.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Corey Simms and Nathan Mcneil. Simms had a great game and rushed for 265 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Mcneil was balling out in the loss, rushing for 140 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Mitchell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Parrish Community won against Sarasota last Friday with 44 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. Parrish Community simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Gateway 44-7. Considering the Bulls have won eight matches by more than 20 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Brycen Volz was a one-man wrecking crew for Parrish Community as he threw for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown. Cameron Houston also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Parrish Community's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Ashton Springfield was the leader with 2.5. He has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last six times he's played. Another thorn in Gateway's side was Ben Biasini, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles.
Mitchell's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Parrish Community, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Mitchell has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 215.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Parrish Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 188.3. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
