The North Lamar Panthers will challenge the Spring Hill Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Last Friday, North Lamar ended up a good deal behind Pittsburg and lost 37-22. The Panthers were down 30-8 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, North Lamar saw an underclassman step up: Kai Furtch rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, 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.
Meanwhile, a victory for Spring Hill just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 56-14 loss at the hands of Pleasant Grove. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 548th, while the Hawks are ranked 139th).
North Lamar's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Spring Hill, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-6.
North Lamar came up short against Spring Hill in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 42-34. Can North Lamar avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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