The Sale Creek Panthers will face off against the Innovation Academy Sentinels on Friday. Sale Creek's defense has only allowed 13.4 points per game this season, so Innovation Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
It was a proper cat-fight when Sale Creek challenged Copper Basin on Thursday. The Panthers breezed past the Cougars to the tune of 49-6. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 29 points or more this season.
Sale Creek found their leader in freshman Jayson Booker, who rushed for 103 yards and three TDs. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Fowler, who gained 47 total yards and three touchdowns.
Sale Creek's run defense was locked in: Copper Basin could only muster 2.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Khalil Escobar for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sale Creek didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 10.6.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Innovation Academy). They skirted past Red Boiling Springs 19-16. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Sentinels as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Innovation Academy's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-8. As for Sale Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
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