After flying high against Central Crossing last Friday, New Albany came back down to earth. The New Albany Eagles lost 34-14 to the Pickerington North Panthers on Friday. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-0.
Ashton Allen and Will Olah certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Allen rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, while Olah rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 52 yards.
Jarin Mock looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 253 yards and a touchdown while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also punching in a rushing score. Bryan Appiah helped Mock out on the ground, rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
New Albany's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-6. As for Pickerington North, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
New Albany does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pickerington North, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pickerington North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 42.9 points per game this season.
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