Football Preview: Piketon Redstreaks vs. Southeastern Panthers
The Piketon Redstreaks will head out to face off against the Southeastern Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Piketon's defense has only allowed 14.9 points per game this season, so Southeastern's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Piketon is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Paint Valley on Friday. Piketon pulled ahead with a 13-12 photo finish over Paint Valley.
Buddy Wilson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 156 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also picking up 38 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Another reason for the win was Piketon's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Zack Hannah was especially locked on to Paint Valley's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Southeastern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. The match between them and Huntington wasn't particularly close, with Southeastern falling 28-12.
Piketon now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Southeastern, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Piketon took their victory against Southeastern when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 46-26. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Southeastern's Caleb Cutright, who rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Piketon still be able to contain Cutright? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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