The Pattonsburg Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Princeton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Pattonsburg came up short against South Holt and fell 73-66. The Panthers gained 173 more yards on the day, but it was the Knights that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, Pattonsburg got top-tier performance from Camden Griffith, who threw for 386 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Griffith is now averaging an impressive 104.5 rushing yards per game. Wyatt Maize was Griffith's top target, picking up 117 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 56 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Pattonsburg was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 678 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Even if they lost, Pattonsburg's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. South Holt's QB won't forget Parker Virtue anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Princeton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were dealt a 74-34 loss at the hands of South Nodaway. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (32), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
Pattonsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Princeton, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
Pattonsburg came up short against Princeton when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 96-92. Thankfully for Pattonsburg, Talan Holt (who rushed for 409 yards while picking up 13.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 47 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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