Excel won the last time they faced Southern Choctaw, and things went their way on Friday too. The Excel Panthers took down the Southern Choctaw Indians 28-14. The Panthers pushed the score to 28-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Indians cut but never quite recovered from.
Southern Choctaw lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Christopher Bush, who picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown. Bush really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards. Another player making a difference was Ray Bender, who threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes.
The win made it two in a row for Excel and bumps their season record up to 6-4. As for Southern Choctaw, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on Thomasville at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. They will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Excel surely won't give up without a fight. As for Southern Choctaw, they will face off against Linden at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Linden's defense has only allowed 8.6 points per game this season, so Southern Choctaw's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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