Football Preview: Goldsboro Cougars vs. North Johnston Panthers
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars takes on the North Johnston Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Goldsboro has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with eight straight losses, while North Johnston will come in with four straight wins.
Goldsboro is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 38-30 to Princeton on Friday. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 22-14 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, North Johnston hadn't done well against Beddingfield recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. North Johnston blew past Beddingfield 52-30. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won four matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Kaleb Pone, who rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 93 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 127 rushing yards.
Goldsboro's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for North Johnston, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Goldsboro was taken down by North Johnston 49-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Goldsboro avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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