With a playoff game on the line, Buchholz rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Evans Trojans as they made off with a 42-21 victory. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.
A big part of Buchholz's win came down to the chemistry between Trace Johnson and his top target Dj Hicks. Johnson threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes while Hicks picked up 152 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hicks' longest reception was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Buchholz's defense made their presence known, laying out Nazir Mcmillan. four times. Leading the way was Evan Walker with three sacks.
When it comes to explaining why Evans lost, don't look at Mcmillan. Despite the final result, he threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns. Evans also got a significant boost from Li'Darious Pryor, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
Buchholz's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.5 points. As for Evans, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5.
Buchholz didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 34-24 win against Pace on the 22nd. Evans does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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