Union Pines hasn't had much luck against Pinecrest recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Union Pines Vikings and the Pinecrest Patriots are set to duel. Union Pines' defense has only allowed 12.1 points per game this season, so Pinecrest's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Union Pines will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 22-point game in their last game. They fell just short of Southern Lee by a score of 26-23.
Hayne Tobias put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 59 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Everything went their way against the Bucks as they made off with a 46-26 win. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won three contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Zymire Spencer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 244 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per carry. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he posted at least 127 rushing yards in the seventh games prior. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Najm, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Pinecrest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 395 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Union Pines' loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Pinecrest, their victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Union Pines took a serious blow against Pinecrest in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 60-3. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Union Pines was down 28-3.
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