Portland entered their matchup against Beech on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Portland Panthers lost 35-13 to the Beech Buccaneers. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Kaden Powell was nothing short of spectacular for Beech: he rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 76 yards and a touchdown. Powell's longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Chelton Swafford also helped with two touchdowns in total.
This is the second loss in a row for Portland and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Beech, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Portland will square off against Clay County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clay County's defense has only allowed 13.5 points per game this season, so Portland's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Beech, they will head out on the road to challenge Independence at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Beech is facing Independence at the right time seeing as Independence is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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