A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against the Farmville Central Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Farmville Central is facing North Pitt at the wrong time: North Pitt suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 46-38 to the Eagles. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (34), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
North Pitt's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Bralan Wilson, who rushed for 244 yards while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and Famous Wilson, who threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns. 81 of those passing yards were hauled in by Dontarius Roberson.
Meanwhile, Farmville Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Greene Central by a score of 25-22.
Despite the defeat, Farmville Central got top-tier performance from Elijah Able, who rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry.
Farmville Central wouldn't let Greene Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jaylen Copeland, Cameron Jones, and Cameron Sessoms picked up one apiece. Jones also made six total tackles, which is notable because Farmville Central is undefeated when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise.
North Pitt's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Farmville Central, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
North Pitt ended up a good deal behind Farmville Central when the teams last played back in October of 2023, losing 46-30. Thankfully for North Pitt, Landen Barnes (who threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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