The North Pike Jaguars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Florence Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully North Pike focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, North Pike finally turned things around against Natchez on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 16-14 victory over the Bulldogs.
The critical scores for North Pike came from Thurman Nunn and Jakobe Barnes.
North Pike was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Florence has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 14.86 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They lost to Brookhaven at home by a 32-14 margin.
North Pike's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Florence, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
North Pike came up short against Florence in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 28-16. Can North Pike avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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