The Washington Pam Pack will venture away from home to take on the North Johnston Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Washington's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against North Pitt on Friday. They had to suffer through a 39-0 loss at the hands of the Panthers. The Pam Pack haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when North Johnston faced off against SouthWest Edgecombe on Thursday. The Panthers were beaten by the Cougars 49-20. The Panthers were down 43-12 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Washington will need to focus on slowing down Maleek Farris-Teachey, one of several North Johnston players who made an impact when they last played. He rushed for 65 yards and one touchdown on only nine carries. North Johnston also got a significant boost from Tyrece Hicks, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 89 yards.
North Johnston's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Washington lost to North Johnston on the road by a decisive 28-14 margin in their previous matchup back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Panthers' Kaleb Pone, who rushed for 101 yards and a pair of scores on only 13 carries, and also threw for 186 yards and two TDs on only 15 passes. Now that the Pam Pack know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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