North Pitt entered their matchup against West Craven on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The North Pitt Panthers took a 46-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Craven Eagles. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (34), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bralan Wilson, who rushed for 244 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Dontarius Roberson also helped out with an impressive 81 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, North Pitt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 349 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
North Pitt wouldn't let West Craven keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. North Pitt can thank Zaire Blount and Xaden Maldonado for forcing both of them.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Craven to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xavier Cuthbertson, who picked up 70 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Another player making a difference was Reginald Lancaster, who threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns.
North Pitt's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for West Craven, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
North Pitt didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 72-56 loss against Farmville Central on the 1st. West Craven has also already played their next match, a 22-21 defeat against SouthWest Edgecombe on the 1st.
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