The East Mecklenburg Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Piedmont Panthers at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for East Mecklenburg and five for Piedmont.
East Mecklenburg is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Providence on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Mecklenburg took a blow against Providence, falling 60-14. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Panthers are ranked 91st).
Meanwhile, Piedmont came up short against Parkwood on Friday and fell 27-17. The Panthers gained 69 more yards on the day, but it was the Wolf Pack that made the best use of them.
Piedmont might have lost, but man, Nathaniel Gagnon was a machine: he rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns.
East Mecklenburg's record now sits at 1-9. As for Piedmont, their record is now 2-8.
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