The Pine Forest Trojans will square off against the Jack Britt Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pine Forest has given up an average of 39.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Pine Forest is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight games on Friday. They were beaten by Pinecrest 57-30. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Patriots are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Jack Britt, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They really took it to Overhills for the full four quarters, racking up a 47-14 win. The Buccaneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 23 points or more this season.
Pine Forest better keep an eye on Gavin Stokes. He was instrumental in Jack Britt's win, throwing for 222 yards and a pair of TDs on only 17 passes.
Jack Britt didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Overhills to a completion percentage of just 42.9%. The Buccaneers have been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.6 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.6 in their last three games.
Jack Britt didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jaleel Parker, Peyton Brehm, and Aiden Page picked up one apiece. Jack Britt got some further help from Emorrian Towns: he picked up a sack, forced two fumbles, and made three total tackles.
Pine Forest's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Jack Britt, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-4 record.
Pine Forest couldn't quite finish off Jack Britt in their previous matchup back in August of 2022 and fell 10-7. Thankfully for the Trojans, Sincere Baines (who rushed for 154 yards and one score) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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