Football Preview: Mabank Panthers vs. Pine Tree Pirates
The Mabank Panthers will challenge the Pine Tree Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Mabank's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Canton two weeks ago. They lost 21-0 to the Eagles. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Mabank wouldn't let Canton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mabank can thank Racer Mccullough and Rev Neighbors for forcing both of them. Mccullough is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Pine Tree entered their match against Kilgore on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Pine Tree took a 17-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kilgore. The game marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Mabank's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Pine Tree, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record.
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