The Upper Arlington Golden Bears will head out to square off against the Pickerington North Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Upper Arlington comes in on three and Pickerington North on nine.
Upper Arlington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Westerville Central get on the board and left with a 37-0 victory. Given the Golden Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Warhawks are ranked 220th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pickerington North won against New Albany back in October with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again last Friday. The Panthers breezed past Lincoln to the tune of 35-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Panthers just coasted through the last quarter.
Pickerington North's win came from a few key players Upper Arlington will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jarin Mock, who rushed for 51 yards and one TD, and also threw for 77 yards and one touchdown on only seven passes. Andyriq Thomas was in the mix too, providing Pickerington North with two scores.
Pickerington North didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ryan Miller and Geo McKnight. McKnight has been hot recently, having posted at least one interception the last three times he's played. Miller got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Upper Arlington's record now sits at 9-2. As for Pickerington North, their record is now 9-1.
Upper Arlington might still be hurting after the 28-8 defeat they got from Pickerington North when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can the Golden Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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