Piedmont's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They walked away with a 20-13 victory over the Central Cabarrus Vikings. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Panthers as it put an end to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season.
The critical scores for Piedmont came from Taylor Hardy, JC Helms, and RJ Sherrod.
Piedmont's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Sherrod picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making a tackle and defending a pass in addition to snagging two interceptions which he returned one-yard for a touchdown. Piedmont got some further help from Cam O'Neal: he made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The victory got Piedmont back to even at 1-1. As for Central Cabarrus, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Piedmont will be playing in front of their home fans against Carson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season. As for Central Cabarrus, they will head out on the road to face off against Mount Pleasant at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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