Pickerington Central is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Pickerington North is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pickerington Central Tigers will welcome the Pickerington North Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pickerington Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Pickerington North likes a good challenge.
Pickerington Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 69-13 victory over Watkins Memorial. The Tigers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last game, Pickerington North made sure to put some points up on the board against Westerville North on Friday. Everything went Pickerington North's way against Westerville North as Pickerington North made off with a 45-23 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pickerington North to victory, but perhaps none more so than Michael Taylor, who rushed for 182 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Taylor has posted since back in September. Jarin Mock was another key signal caller, throwing for 215 yards and four touchdowns.
Pickerington North didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Malachi Taylor and Cale Blackman. Taylor is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played.
Pickerington Central's record is now 9-2. As for Pickerington North, their record is now an identical 9-2.
Pickerington Central came up short against Pickerington North in their previous meeting back in September, falling 38-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Taylor, who rushed for 289 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Pickerington Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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