Football Preview: Plant Panthers vs. Sumner Stingrays
Plant is 3-0 against Sumner since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Plant Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sumner Stingrays at 7:30 p.m. Plant's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Sumner's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Plant is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 59 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Tampa Bay Tech on Friday. They took a 15-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Titans. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Titans: they've now lost four in a row.
Plant'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 Darryon Williams and Brand Farrior. Alex Tate was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making 20 total tackles (7.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Sumner posted their closest win since October 6, 2023 on Friday. They had just enough and edged Newsome out 17-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Stingrays.
Plant's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Sumner, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Plant didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Sumner in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Sumner's Malik Brown, who picked up 152 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Plant to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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