The Florence Eagles's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the North Pike Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Florence's defense has only allowed 14.9 points per game this season, so North Pike's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Florence's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Brookhaven offense got past them. Florence took a 32-14 bruising from Brookhaven on Friday.
Meanwhile, North Pike had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 16-14 win over Natchez on Friday.
The critical scores for North Pike came from Thurman Nunn and Jakobe Barnes.
North Pike was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Florence now has a losing record at 3-4. As for North Pike, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Florence was able to grind out a solid win over North Pike in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 28-16. Will Florence repeat their success, or does North Pike have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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