Football Preview: Northside - Pinetown Panthers vs. East Carteret Mariners
On Friday Northside - Pinetown will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the East Carteret Mariners at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, Northside - Pinetown needed a bit of extra time to put away Pamlico County. They managed a 41-35 victory over the Hurricanes. The win almost wasn't to be: the Panthers were down 15-0 in the fourth quarter.
Sincere Columbus continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 156 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run. Malachi Moore also helped out as he racked up 100 rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northside - Pinetown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Carteret). They took down Lejeune 46-32 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mariners.
Northside - Pinetown pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for East Carteret, their record now sits at 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Northside - Pinetown against East Carteret when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 31-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northside - Pinetown since the squad 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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