Pine Ridge has been away from home for four games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Atlantic Sharks at 7:00 p.m. Pine Ridge's offense hasn't had much luck over their past five games, but Friday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Pine Ridge is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against New Smyrna Beach on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Pine Ridge was dealt a 42-7 loss at the hands of New Smyrna Beach. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 449th, while the Barracudas are ranked 188th).
Meanwhile, Atlantic was beaten by Bishop Moore 41-14 on Friday.
Pine Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Atlantic, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Pine Ridge took a serious blow against Atlantic in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 55-13. Thankfully for Pine Ridge, Preston Kuznof (who rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries) 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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