The Triton Hawks will head out to take on the Pine Forest Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Triton faced off against Western Harnett on Friday. Triton strolled past Western Harnett with points to spare, taking the game 34-15. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Hawks' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
The critical scores for Triton came from Ray Plummer, O'Brian Ward, Chris Hicks, Michael Mcneill, and Brayden Bates.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Triton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Pine Forest's strategy against E.E. Smith on Friday. Pine Forest blew past E.E. Smith 52-32. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Golden Bulls are ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pine Forest can attribute much of their success to Jaidon Moore, who threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Moore a new career-high in rushing yards.
Pine Forest wouldn't let E.E. Smith keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pine Forest can thank Nasseem Powell and Ryan Williams for forcing both of them. Powell is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in E.E. Smith's side was Kamari Lofton, who picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles.
Triton's record now sits at 2-5. As for Pine Forest, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Triton strolled past Pine Forest in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 34-20. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pine Forest's Jamari Jones, who rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Triton still be able to contain Jones? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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