New Albany is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Pickerington North is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The New Albany Eagles will host the Pickerington North Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
New Albany is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Central Crossing at home to the tune of 44-7 on Friday. With the Eagles ahead 37-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Ashton Allen had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also picked up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Will Olah was another key back, rushing for 89 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Meanwhile, everything went Pickerington North's way against Grove City on Friday as Pickerington North made off with a 28-7 victory. Considering the Panthers have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Pickerington North had a senior duo take command as Preston Bowman picked up 165 receiving yards and two touchdowns and Michael Taylor rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns. Bowman was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 66 yards. Another player making a difference was Jarin Mock, who threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns.
Pickerington North didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Malachi Taylor and Ryan Miller. Taylor is also on a roll when it comes to interceptions, as he's now snagged at least one in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Pickerington North got some further help from Daunte Curtis: he picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles (5.0 for loss).
New Albany is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season. As for Pickerington North, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
New Albany came up short against Pickerington North when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 21-17. Will New Albany have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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