The matchup between Pine Forest and E.E. Smith on Friday hardly resembled the 22-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Pine Forest Trojans blew past the E.E. Smith Golden Bulls 52-32. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Golden Bulls are ranked 288th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jaidon Moore looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes, while also rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Those 75 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Pine Forest wouldn't let E.E. Smith keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pine Forest can thank Nasseem Powell and Ryan Williams for forcing both of them. Powell also forced afumble, which is notable because Pine Forest is undefeated when he posts at least one forced fumble, but 1-3 otherwise. Kamari Lofton was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pine Forest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
E.E. Smith's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aundre `Davis, who picked up 72 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 56 yards. David Hickmond IV also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Pine Forest has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for E.E. Smith, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Pine Forest has already played their next matchup, a 48-0 win against Triton on the 18th. As for E.E. Smith, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 40-8 victory against Western Harnett on the 18th.
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