The Mastery Charter North - Pickett Pumas will face off against the Penn Wood Patriots at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mastery Charter North - Pickett is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row dating back to last season, Mastery Charter North - Pickett finally turned things around against Olney last Thursday. They blew past the Trojans, posting a 60-28 victory on the road. The Pumas' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Penn Wood was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt a 42-15 defeat at the hands of Plymouth Whitemarsh. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Colonials are ranked 103rd).
Penn Wood's loss came about despite a quality game from Taj Cobbs, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 112 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Cobbs a new career-high in rushing yards.
Mastery Charter North - Pickett's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Penn Wood, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-4.
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