Football Preview: South Pittsburg Pirates vs. Sale Creek Panthers
South Pittsburg has gone 10-0 against Sale Creek recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The South Pittsburg Pirates will square off against the Sale Creek Panthers at 8:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with South Pittsburg sitting on four straight wins and Sale Creek on three.
South Pittsburg's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Chattanooga Prep's usually-dominant defense. South Pittsburg took down Chattanooga Prep 35-19.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sale Creek). They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Pickett County 47-6 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won three games by 33 points or more so far this season.
South Pittsburg's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Sale Creek, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for South Pittsburg against Sale Creek when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 44-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Pittsburg 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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