The North Pitt Panthers will head out to challenge the Eastern Wayne Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Pitt will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
North Pitt will bounce into Friday's game after beating SouthWest Edgecombe, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, the Panthers made off with a 28-27 win over the Cougars. 28 seems to be a good number for the Panthers as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Juhron Clemmons
| 10/10/25 vs SouthWest Edgecombe | 132 |
| 10/03/25 @ North Lenoir | 180 |
| 09/26/25 vs North Johnston | 175 |
| 09/19/25 @ West Craven | 130 |
| 08/29/25 @ Ayden - Grifton | 160 |
| + 1 more games |
Juhron Clemmons continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 132 yards and one TD on only 11 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 101.6 rushing yards per game. North Pitt also got a significant boost from Bralan Wilson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 90 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: North Pitt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Eastern Wayne came up short against SouthWest Edgecombe last Friday and fell 28-21. The Warriors have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
North Pitt will have to contain Izeiah Oates as he made an impact in Eastern Wayne's last game. He threw for 186 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also rushed for 46 yards and one score.
Even if they lost, Eastern Wayne's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. That dominant display was truly a team effort as four different players picked up one apiece. Another thorn in SouthWest Edgecombe's side was Chadwick Kenney, who picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Eastern Wayne's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-2. As for North Pitt, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
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