The Rosewood Eagles will square off against the Northside - Pinetown Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Rosewood is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 32 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Princeton on Friday. They took a blow against the Bulldogs, falling 48-7. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 24-0.
The losing side was boosted by Micah Williamson, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northside - Pinetown). They skirted past Perquimans 25-22.
Northside - Pinetown's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Sincere Columbus, who rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown, and Max Vansant, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Columbus didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made four total tackles. Zy'Marian O'Neal was in the mix too, providing Northside - Pinetown with a touchdowns.
Northside - Pinetown's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jack Dehoog and Holden Boykin. Boykin is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Northside - Pinetown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Rosewood's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Northside - Pinetown, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Rosewood beat Northside - Pinetown 13-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rosewood since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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