Prestonwood Christian is 2-8 against Parish Episcopal since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Prestonwood Christian Lions duke it out with the Parish Episcopal Panthers. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Prestonwood Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Cathedral, posting a 65-6 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Lions who have now won four games in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Prestonwood Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Luke Glass, who threw for 161 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. Lj Taylor was another key player, rushing for 90 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Parish Episcopal). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat St. Pius X 76-27. Given Parish Episcopal's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while St. Pius X is ranked 775th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Sawyer Anderson, who threw for 436 yards and six touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Anderson is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Marcus Hanish helped Anderson out on the ground, rushing for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while also picking up 73 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Parish Episcopal's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Landry Sattler was the leader with two.
The victory made it two in a row for Parish Episcopal and bumps their season record up to 7-4. As for Prestonwood Christian, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Prestonwood Christian has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 211.1 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Parish Episcopal has preferred to attack from the air: they average 375.7 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Saturday? There's only one way to find out.
Prestonwood Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Parish Episcopal in their previous matchup back in October, sneaking past 52-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for Prestonwood Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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