Briggsdale and North Park are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Briggsdale Falcons will square off against the North Park Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Briggsdale and nine for North Park dating back to last season.
Briggsdale's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Otis on Friday. They were outmatched by the Bulldogs at home and fell 66-0. Having soared to a lofty 45 points in the game before, the Falcons' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, a win for North Park just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Peetz, falling 39-18. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 20-0.
North Park might have lost, but man, Gavin Pittington was a machine: he rushed for 244 yards while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 84 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Pittington a new career-high in rushing yards.
Briggsdale now has a losing record at 2-3. As for North Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Briggsdale against North Park in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 51-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Briggsdale 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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