Ridge Point hasn't had much luck against North Shore recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ridge Point Panthers will challenge the North Shore Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Ridge Point sitting on nine straight wins and North Shore on 11.
Ridge Point is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Dobie 49-16. Considering the Panthers have won seven games by more than 25 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Austin Carlisle was his usual excellent self, rushing for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 205 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Ridge Point also got a significant boost from Elon Conley, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
Meanwhile, North Shore blew past Deer Park, posting a 56-13 victory. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won nine matches by 25 points or more so far this season.
Kaleb Maryland was a one-man wrecking crew for North Shore as he threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 49 yards. Another player making a difference was D?Andre Hardeman Jr., who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Ridge Point's record now sits at 10-1. As for North Shore, their record now sits at 11-0.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Carlisle and Kaleb Bailey. Carlisle just won't slow down this season and has thrown 40 touchdowns (and and only 3 pick) while averaging 227.8 passing yards per game. Bailey has been a dominant force too and has thrown 21 touchdowns while averaging 160.9 passing yards per game.
Ridge Point took a serious blow against North Shore in their previous meeting back in January of 2021, falling 56-14. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Ridge Point was down 28-7.
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