It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but The Pine Tree Pirates ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They secured a 19-13 W over Texas. The win was all the more spectacular given Pine Tree's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 168th, while Texas is ranked 31st).
When it comes to explaining why Texas lost, one person who can't be blamed is Tradarian Ball. Despite the final result, he gained 205 total yards. Ball is on a roll when it comes to rushing yards, as he's now rushed for 100 or more in the last five games he's played.
Pine Tree is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Texas, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-1.
Pine Tree will square off against Lovejoy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Lovejoy sitting on seven straight wins and Pine Tree on three. As for Texas, they will face off against Terrell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Chase Bingmon and Ball.
