Football Preview: Cary Imps vs. Panther Creek Catamounts
Cary hasn't had much luck against Panther Creek recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cary Imps will challenge the Panther Creek Catamounts at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Cary is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Apex Friendship on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cary took a blow against Apex Friendship, falling 38-9. While losing is never fun, the Imps can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Patriots are ranked 85th).
Meanwhile, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Panther Creek made off with a 7-6 win over Green Level. The seven-point effort marked the Catamounts' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Panther Creek's defense made their presence known, laying out Andrew Langdon. seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Ethan Salcedo and Juarod Williams, who racked up four sacks between them. Salcedo also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Cary's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Panther Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Cary was dealt a bruising 34-0 defeat at the hands of Panther Creek in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Cary avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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