It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Pahokee had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Chipley Tigers 42-0. Considering the Blue Devils have won six games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Zay Mitchell went supernova for Pahokee, throwing for 312 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87% of his passes. Samuel Arnold helped Mitchell out on the ground, rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Pahokee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches.
Pahokee is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.8 points per game. As for Chipley, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 7-3.
Pahokee will take on Union County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Pahokee: 10.3, Union County: 11.9) so any points scored will be well earned. Chipley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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