Football Preview: Northside - Pinetown Panthers vs. Fairmont Golden Tornadoes
The Northside - Pinetown Panthers will take on the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northside - Pinetown will be strutting in after a win while Fairmont will be coming in after a loss.
Northside - Pinetown is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 31-14 victory over Rosewood on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Sincere Columbus was a one-man wrecking crew for Northside - Pinetown as he rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Columbus a new career-high in rushing yards. Malachi Moore was in the mix too, providing Northside - Pinetown with a touchdown.
Northside - Pinetown's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Max Vansant led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, Fairmont was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against Southern Lee, falling 50-14.
Fairmont wouldn't let Southern Lee keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Dangelo Graham, Calvin Johnson, and Johnson picked up one apiece.
Northside - Pinetown now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Fairmont, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Thursday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Northside - Pinetown has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 191.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Fairmont, though, as they've been averaging only -13.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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