The Pinecrest Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Chambers Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pinecrest has given up an average of 28.1 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Pinecrest is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Richmond Senior just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Friday. They were outmatched by the Raiders and fell 58-27. The Patriots were down 58-21 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the defeat, Pinecrest got top-tier performance from Chris Najm, who rushed for 116 yards and a pair of scores. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 65 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Najee Gillis, who threw for 172 yards and two TDs.
Pinecrest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Rollins Rodriguez was the real danger to the passing game, picking up two interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, Chambers fell victim to Mallard Creek and their airtight defense on Thursday. They were beaten by the Mavericks 31-0. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Mavericks are ranked 14th).
Pinecrest's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 8-2. As for Chambers, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
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