Football Preview: Northshore Panthers vs. Mandeville Skippers
Northshore is 2-8 against Mandeville since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Northshore Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Mandeville Skippers at 7:00 p.m.
Northshore is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They were dealt a 28-0 loss at the hands of Covington. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Lions are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, Mandeville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 56-14 victory over Slidell. The Skippers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Nate Sheppard continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 185 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per carry, and also picking up 44 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 126 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Mandeville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Michael White and Dylan Gali. Mandeville got some further help from Chase Mccarthy: he forced a fumble and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mandeville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Northshore's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Mandeville, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Northshore was able to grind out a solid victory over Mandeville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 23-16. Does Northshore have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mandeville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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