On Friday, the North Miami Warriors came up short against the Pioneer Panthers and fell 21-14. The Warriors gained 111 more yards on the day, but it was the Panthers that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, North Miami still got an impressive performance from Ryan Meredith, who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 25 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Meredith a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, North Miami was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Leading Pioneer to victory were Micah Rans and Noah Vanmeter. Rans rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns, while Vanmeter rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown. Rans is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
North Miami's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Pioneer, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
North Miami will welcome Winamac at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Miami will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Pioneer, they will venture away from home to take on South Central on Friday. Pioneer is facing South Central at the right time seeing as South Central is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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