The Pickerington North Panthers will square off against the Pickerington Central Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pickerington North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Westerville North as Pickerington North made off with a 45-23 win. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 21 point advantage.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pickerington North to victory, but perhaps none more so than Michael Taylor, who rushed for 182 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Taylor has posted since back in September. Another signal caller making a difference was Jarin Mock, who threw for 215 yards and four touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Pickerington Central had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.1 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They claimed a resounding 69-13 victory over the Warriors. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Warriors are ranked 329th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pickerington Central's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.2 points per game. As for Pickerington North, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Pickerington North was able to grind out a solid win over Pickerington Central in their previous matchup back in September, winning 38-27. Does Pickerington North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pickerington Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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