North Lamar was the 49-30 winner over Ford when they last played one another back in November of 2017, but their luck changed this time around. The North Lamar Panthers were beaten by the Ford Panthers 59-29 on Friday. North Lamar was down 45-21 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
North Lamar's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Corbin Blease, who threw for 168 yards and three touchdowns, and Kenton Gray, who picked up 71 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Payton Wallen had an outrageously good game for Ford as he rushed for 73 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 115 yards while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Wallen a new career-high in rushing yards. Ford also got a significant boost from Landon Edwards, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 100 yards.
North Lamar's defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Ford, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
After each having a week off, North Lamar and Pleasant Grove will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. Pleasant Grove's defense has only allowed 13.4 points per game this season, so North Lamar's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Ford, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Wills Point at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,074 yards in their previous games.
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