It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Pius X Catholic can now relate to. They came up short against the Perry Panthers on Friday, falling 38-13. While losing is never fun, the Golden Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Panthers are ranked 35th).
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Decorrion Daniels and Ahmad Gordon. Daniels gained 146 total yards and three touchdowns while Gordon rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Perry is 7-1 when Gordon posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Perry also got help from Kiel Sparks, who showed off his sure hands for 97 receiving yards.
St. Pius X Catholic has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-4 record this season. As for Perry, they have 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.
St. Pius X Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Perry, they will challenge Eastside at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Eastside knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten contests -- so hopefully Perry likes a good challenge.
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