After both having extra time off, the Pinellas Park Patriots and the Northeast Vikings will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pinellas Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28 points per game this season.
Pinellas Park took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed two weeks ago. They came out on top against Tarpon Springs by a score of 34-21. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Patriots considering their ten-point performance the contest before.
Amari Caro and Jaden Casanova were among the main playmakers for Pinellas Park as the former gained 278 total yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Caro got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 58 yards. Kaiden Nobles was another key player, rushing for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Pinellas Park didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Anthony Roman and Ray Vega. Roman is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Tarpon Springs' side was Quinto O'Driscoll, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pinellas Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 384 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Northeast was not able to break out of their rough patch back in September as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 19-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Osceola.
Pinellas Park pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Northeast, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Pinellas Park came up short against Northeast in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 48-38. Can Pinellas Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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