Football Preview: Northeast Vikings vs. Pinellas Park Patriots
The Northeast Vikings and the Pinellas Park Patriots are set to duel on Friday. Northeast is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Back in September, Northeast was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 19-13 to Osceola.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pinellas Park, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They came out on top against Tarpon Springs by a score of 34-21 two weeks ago. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Patriots considering their ten-point performance the contest before.
Pinellas Park had a senior duo take command as Amari Caro gained 278 total yards and two touchdowns and Jaden Casanova rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The dominant performance also gave Caro a new career-high in rushing yards. Kaiden Nobles was another key player, rushing for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Pinellas Park didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Anthony Roman and Ray Vega. Roman also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Pinellas Park got some further help from Quinto O'Driscoll: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pinellas Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 384 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Northeast's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Pinellas Park, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Northeast was able to grind out a solid win over Pinellas Park in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 48-38. Will Northeast repeat their success, or does Pinellas Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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