Football Preview: Pickerington North Panthers vs. Pickerington Central Tigers
Pickerington North is 2-8 against Pickerington Central since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pickerington North Panthers will challenge the Pickerington Central Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Pickerington North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Grandville, who was ranked 21st at the time (Pickerington North was ranked 16th). Pickerington North sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 53-51 victory over Grandville on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Panthers have posted since September 22, 2023.
Michael Taylor was a one-man wrecking crew for Pickerington North as he rushed for 101 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. Jarin Mock was another key player, throwing for 240 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pickerington North was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 436 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Pickerington Central didn't have too much trouble with Wayne on the road on Friday as they won 38-20.
The victory got Pickerington North back to even at 1-1. As for Pickerington Central, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Pickerington North didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Pickerington Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 39-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pickerington North 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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