Football Preview: Pickerington North Panthers vs. Westerville Central Warhawks
Pickerington North has gone 7-2 against Westerville Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pickerington North Panthers will challenge the Westerville Central Warhawks at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pickerington North has four straight wins, Westerville Central has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pickerington North is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 63-7 victory over Thomas Worthington on the road. With the Panthers ahead 56-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Pickerington North relied on the efforts of Jarin Mock, who threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and Bryan Appiah, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown. Appiah's longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards. Another big playmaker for Pickerington North was Emy (Chris) Louis Jr, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Westerville Central fell victim to Olentangy and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Braves, falling 33-0. While losing is never fun, the Warhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 338th, while the Braves are ranked 64th).
Pickerington North's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Westerville Central, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Pickerington North against Westerville Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 28-0 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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