Football Preview: Pittsburg Pirates vs. Antioch Panthers
Pittsburg has gone 9-1 against Antioch recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pittsburg Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the Antioch Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Pittsburg is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Pittsburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Deer Valley, posting a 76-0 victory. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 27 points or more this season.
Marley Alcantara continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 101 yards and four touchdowns on only nine passes. Jamar Searcy was in the mix too, providing Pittsburg with two touchdowns.
Pittsburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Caronn Patterson and Etene Pritchard.
Meanwhile, Antioch waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Patriots 15-13.
Curtis Tucker was his usual excellent self, rushing for 173 yards and two touchdowns. Antioch is 4-1 when Tucker posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Antioch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Pittsburg's record is now 8-1. As for Antioch, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Searcy and Tucker. Searcy just won't slow down this season and has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 16.8 receiving yards per game. Tucker has been a dominant force too and has run in 11 touchdowns while averaging 116.4 rushing yards per game.
Everything came up roses for Pittsburg against Antioch in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 55-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pittsburg since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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