With a playoff game on the line, Pender rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Chatham Central Bears 76-14. Considering the Patriots have won seven games by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jeremiah Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 242 yards and six touchdowns on only ten carries. Johnson is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 106 every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Deal, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown.
Pender was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 473 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups.
Pender didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Demari Morgan led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Pender has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Chatham Central, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Pender will face off against Rosewood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Pender's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six contests. Chatham Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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