After losing to Southwestern the last time they met, North Mac decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The North Mac Panthers skirted past the Southwestern Piasa Birds 35-33. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Kevin Bricker had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Those 107 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Another reason for the win was North Mac's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Southwestern's QB won't forget James Nolting anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Nolting is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Trent Hundertmark was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Mac was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 264 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Southwestern lost on Friday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Blake Rimbey, who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. Rimbey's longest rush was for an incredible 74 yards. Another player making a difference was Greyson Brewer, who gained 200 total yards and two touchdowns.
North Mac's record now sits at 5-2. As for Southwestern, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
North Mac will head out to challenge Staunton/Bunker Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Staunton/Bunker Hill will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something North Mac surely won't give up without a fight. As for Southwestern, they will welcome Greenville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greenville's defense has only allowed 11.4 points per game this season, so Southwestern's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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