Football Preview: Greene Central Rams vs. North Pitt Panthers
Greene Central has gone 7-2 against North Pitt recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Greene Central Rams will venture away from home to challenge the North Pitt Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Greene Central's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so North Pitt's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Greene Central is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Eastern Wayne just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 20-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors. The loss was the Rams' first of the season.
Although Greene Central took the loss, they still got scores from Christian Tavarez and Samuel Avent.
Greene Central'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 Ahzavion Strong and Devaun Brewington. Strong is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Chris Dildy was another major factor on D, making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Pitt, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past Holmes 52-21 at home on Friday.
Famous Wilson was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 367 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 16.7 yards per attempt. Davon Hudson was Wilson's top target, picking up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Pitt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Having lost for the first time this season, Greene Central fell to 3-1. As for North Pitt, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Greene Central beat North Pitt 23-16 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greene Central 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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