The Pattonsburg Panthers will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the South Holt Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Pattonsburg is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They fell just short of Rock Port by a score of 62-60 on Friday. Despite 237 more yards than the Blue Jays, the Panthers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Pattonsburg might have lost, but man, Camden Griffith was a machine: he threw for 334 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 14.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Griffith also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making a tackle. Wyatt Maize was Griffith's top target, picking up 192 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Pattonsburg was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 535 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rock Port only gained 298.
Meanwhile, South Holt took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 69-32 win over Princeton.
Pattonsburg was dealt a bruising 82-32 defeat at the hands of South Holt when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Pattonsburg have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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