Pine Forest has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the West Florida Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Pine Forest was just a hair shy of victory and fell 14-13 to Escambia.
Pine Forest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Trevion Johnson led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when West Florida challenged Pensacola on Friday. West Florida fell 28-21 to Pensacola.
Although West Florida took the loss, they still got scores from Charles Benson, Xavier Finley, and Daviaun Farrish.
Even though they lost, West Florida was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Pine Forest now has a losing record at 4-5. As for West Florida, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Pine Forest couldn't quite finish off West Florida in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 26-23. Thankfully for Pine Forest, John Nicholas (who threw for 116 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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