Pinckneyville is on a seven-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Massac County/Joppa-Maple Grove an eight-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Pinckneyville Panthers will welcome the Massac County/Joppa-Maple Grove Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Pinckneyville is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Benton on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Pinckneyville was dealt a 54-7 loss at the hands of Benton. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 413th, while the Rangers are ranked 180th).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Massac County/Joppa-Maple Grove's offense. They were beaten by Red Hill 34-0 on Friday.
Pinckneyville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Massac County/Joppa-Maple Grove, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-7.
Pinckneyville strolled past Massac County/Joppa-Maple Grove in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 23-6. Does Pinckneyville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Massac County/Joppa-Maple Grove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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