Football Preview: North Lamar Panthers vs. Pleasant Grove Hawks
North Lamar hasn't had much luck against Pleasant Grove recently, but that could start to change on Friday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. North Lamar is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.2 points per game this season.
North Lamar is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Ford last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North Lamar had to suffer through a 59-29 loss at the hands of Ford. North Lamar was down 45-21 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
North Lamar's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Corbin Blease, who threw for 168 yards and three touchdowns, and Kenton Gray, who picked up 71 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Pleasant Grove's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Kilgore last Friday. Pleasant Grove breezed by Sunnyvale at home to the tune of 42-14. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won three matchups by 28 points or more so far this season.
North Lamar's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Pleasant Grove, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2.
North Lamar was dealt a bruising 56-6 defeat at the hands of Pleasant Grove in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can North Lamar avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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