Pine View and Crimson Cliffs are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2019, but not for long. The Pine View Panthers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Crimson Cliffs Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
If Crimson Cliffs heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Pine View took over last week. Pine View snuck past Cedar with a 31-27 win last Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Pine View found their leader in underclassman Garrett Gwilliam, who rushed for 78 yards and three touchdowns.
Pine View didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cayson Himelright and Paul Caver. Pine View got some further help from Carson Curtis: he made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Crimson Cliffs had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They claimed a resounding 55-20 victory over the Tigers at home. The Mustangs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Mccord Christiansen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 107 yards and four touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryder Sherratt, who threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns.
Pine View now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Crimson Cliffs, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Pine View has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 381.4 total yards per game. However, it's not like Crimson Cliffs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 381.2. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Pine View was dealt a bruising 63-9 loss at the hands of Crimson Cliffs in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Pine View, Steele Barben (who threw for 410 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt) 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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