Piedmont hasn't had much luck against Porter Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Panthers will be playing at home against the Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Friday, Piedmont lost to Cuthbertson on the road by a 23-8 margin. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 106th).
Meanwhile, Porter Ridge fought the good fight in their overtime game against Charlotte Catholic on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They and the Cougars were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 14-13 defeat. The matchup marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Piedmont will have to contain Rai'Shawn Elmore as he made an impact in Porter Ridge's last game. He rushed for 63 yards and two TDs.
Piedmont's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Porter Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Piedmont took a serious blow against Porter Ridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, falling 63-6. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Panthers were down 42-0.
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