Football Preview: Dublin Coffman Shamrocks vs. Pickerington North Panthers
The Dublin Coffman Shamrocks will venture away from home to take on the Pickerington North Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Dublin Coffman ended up a good deal behind St. Ignatius and lost 35-21. While losing is never fun, the Shamrocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Wildcats are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, Pickerington North didn't have done well against Pickerington Central recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Pickerington North walked away with a 38-27 victory over Pickerington Central. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Michael Taylor went supernova for Pickerington North, rushing for 289 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also picking up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Taylor is now averaging an impressive 146 rushing yards per game. Jarin Mock was another key player, throwing for 198 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pickerington North was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Dublin Coffman now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Pickerington North, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Dublin Coffman couldn't quite finish off Pickerington North in their previous meeting back in September of 2019 and fell 29-27. Can Dublin Coffman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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