Football Recap: Pitman Finds Home Field Redemption Against Modesto

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2025, 4:01pm

Football Recap: Pitman Pride vs. Modesto Panthers

There's no place like home for Pitman, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They strolled past the Modesto Panthers with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 29-12. The Pride haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.

Rj Wilharm

Passer Rating (Career)

10/03/25 vs Modesto153.3
09/19/25 @ Atwater109.4
11/01/24 @ Modesto106.9
08/22/25 vs Central Valley102.6
09/13/24 vs Golden Valley92.9

Pitman can attribute much of their success to Rj Wilharm, who threw for 190 yards and two TDs while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Wilharm a new career-high in passer rating (153.3).

Despite the loss, Modesto still got an impressive performance from Anthony Varela, who rushed for 115 yards. Korde Banks also deserves a shout-out for his two touchdowns.

Pitman's record is now 4-2. As for Modesto, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-4.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Pitman is set to take on their familiar foe Downey at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Modesto will face off against rival Enochs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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