Pittsburg waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Antioch Panthers by a score of 27-20. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Panthers are ranked 288th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pittsburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jurnee Cox.
Although Antioch took the loss, they still got scores from Fifita Grewe, Alyssia Garcia, and Anylah Haynes.
Pittsburg's victory bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Antioch, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-7.
Pittsburg will have a chance to go back-to-back against Antioch: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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