The matchup between North Lamar and Pittsburg on Friday hardly resembled the 14-7 effort from their previous meeting. The match between the North Lamar Panthers and the Pittsburg Pirates wasn't particularly close, with the North Lamar Panthers falling 37-22. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pirates apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why North Lamar lost, don't look at Kai Furtch. Despite the final result, he rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: North Lamar was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Even if they lost, North Lamar's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Adrian Nichols and Justin Evans, who racked up all four sacks between them.
Pittsburg was led to victory by Twan Thompson and Kord Johnson. Thompson rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while Johnson rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Camdyn Doddy, who picked up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown.
North Lamar dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Pittsburg, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-6.
North Lamar will host Spring Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Lamar is facing Spring Hill at the right time seeing as Spring Hill is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Pittsburg, they are taking a road trip to square off against Van at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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