After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Plymouth Whitemarsh, Penn Wood was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Mastery Charter North - Pickett Pumas a 6-0 shutout. The victory was some much needed relief for the Patriots as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Penn Wood can attribute much of their success to Taj Cobbs, who rushed for 102 yards on only 11 carries, and also threw for 23 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Cobbs a new career-high in rushing yards.
Penn Wood's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Mastery Charter North - Pickett, their loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Penn Wood will challenge Interboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Interboro will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Mastery Charter North - Pickett, they will be playing at home against Central at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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