Football Recap: Antioch Panthers vs. Pittsburg Pirates
Antioch won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were beaten by the Pittsburg Pirates 57-16. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 366th, while the Pirates are ranked 24th).
Jelani Carter threw for 45 yards and a touchdown.
Kha?Mahri Jones was his top target, picking up 45 receiving yards.
Pittsburg had a senior duo take command as Marley Alcantara threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes and Jamar Searcy gained 105 total yards and two touchdowns. Searcy's longest reception was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Kenneth Ward got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
With the loss, Antioch broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-5. As for Pittsburg, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
As of now, neither Antioch nor Pittsburg have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
