Football Preview: Southern Lee Cavaliers vs. Pinecrest Patriots
Southern Lee hasn't had much luck against Pinecrest recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Southern Lee Cavaliers will look to defend their home field against the Pinecrest Patriots at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Southern Lee lost 38-17 to Scotland on Thursday. The Cavaliers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although Southern Lee took the loss, they still got scores from Kamauri Davis and Robert Sims.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest entered their contest against Richmond on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Pinecrest was outmatched by Richmond at home and fell 36-7. The matchup marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Pinecrest might have lost, but man, Zymire Spencer was a machine: he rushed for 154 yards. Spencer's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 138 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Pinecrest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Southern Lee now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Pinecrest, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record.
Southern Lee took a serious blow against Pinecrest when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 49-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pinecrest's Chris Najm, who rushed for 270 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Now that Southern Lee knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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