North Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against the Peetz Bulldogs, falling 39-18. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 20-0.
Despite the loss, North Park still got an impressive performance from Gavin Pittington, who rushed for 244 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Pittington a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, North Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
North Park's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Peetz, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Park will host Briggsdale at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Peetz, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Fleming at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fleming knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Peetz likes a good challenge.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
