Southern Choctaw was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. The matchup between them and the Excel Panthers wasn't particularly close, with the Southern Choctaw Indians falling 28-14. The Indians were down 28-8 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover 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's longest reception was for an incredible 80 yards. Ray Bender was another key player, throwing for 211 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Southern Choctaw's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Excel, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Southern Choctaw will head out to take on Linden at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Linden will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Southern Choctaw surely won't give up without a fight. As for Excel, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withThomasville at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in their favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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