The Peninsula Panthers will head out to face off against the North Saxons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Peninsula's defense has only allowed 14.7 points per game this season, so North's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Peninsula's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Torrance on Friday. They were outmatched by the Tartars at home and fell 33-0. That makes it the first time this season the Panthers have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, North waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Sea Hawks by a score of 36-29. North's win was all the more impressive since the Sea Hawks were averaging only 10.71 points allowed on the season.
North found their leader in underclassman Boogie Anetema, who threw for 194 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards. Kingston Anetema was in the mix as well, providing North with two touchdowns.
Peninsula's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2. As for North, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Peninsula came up short against North when the teams last played back in September of 2019, falling 28-21. Can Peninsula avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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