The Mountain Pine Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Bigelow Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Pine will be strutting in after a win while Bigelow will be coming in after a defeat.
Mountain Pine took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Westside as they made off with a 36-13 victory. The Red Devils' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Zachary Middleton
| 10/03/25 vs Westside | 157 |
| 10/04/24 @ Westside | 92 |
| 09/06/24 @ Dierks | 65 |
| 09/27/24 vs Hector | 34 |
| 11/07/24 @ Mount Ida | 23 |
Mountain Pine's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zachary Middleton, who rushed for 157 yards and one score while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 96 receiving yards and one TD. Those 157 rushing yards gave Middleton a new career-high. Caleb Beach was another key rusher, gaining 136 total yards.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Bigelow faced off against Hector on Friday. The Panthers took a blow against the Wildcats, falling 57-28.
Bigelow dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Mountain Pine, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Mountain Pine lost to Bigelow on the road by a decisive 19-0 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Red Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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