The Panther Creek Catamounts will challenge the Apex Friendship Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Panther Creek focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Thursday.
Panther Creek took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Green Hope a 25-0 shutout. The Catamounts' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Ethan Carpenter had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 106 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. Backing up that air attack was Travis Woodard, who rushed for 109 yards.
Panther Creek's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Jaysen Oriol and Lacina Coulibaly, who racked up five sacks between them. Oriol is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in Green Hope's side was Juarod Williams, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Panther Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Apex Friendship entered their tilt with Holly Springs on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 27-20 win over the Golden Hawks.
The victory snapped Panther Creek's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record. As for Apex Friendship, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Panther Creek suffered a grim 38-14 defeat to Apex Friendship when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Panther Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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