Football Recap: Martin County Gators vs. Northside - Pinetown Panthers
While Martin County put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Northside - Pinetown. The Martin County Gators took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 52-0 victory over the Northside - Pinetown Panthers. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gators.
Jah Sheppard was a one-man wrecking crew for Martin County as he rushed for 296 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Martin County's defense and their 5.5 sacks. Chris Bell was especially locked on to Northside - Pinetown's QB and sacked him twice. Kel'Javious Moore was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks, forcing a fumble, and making 15 total tackles (4.5 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Martin County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Martin County now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Northside - Pinetown, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2.
Martin County will head out to face off against Southside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Martin County has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 124 points over their last three matches. As for Northside - Pinetown, they will square off against Perquimans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Perquimans will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Northside - Pinetown surely won't give up without a fight.
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