The Central Crossing Comets will challenge the Pickerington North Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Crossing has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight losses, while Pickerington North will come in with five straight wins.
Central Crossing lost 28-6 to Lincoln on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 422nd, while the Golden Lions are ranked 69th).
Meanwhile, Pickerington North humbled Westerville Central with a 42-7 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Panthers just coasted through the last quarter.
Pickerington North's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jarin Mock led the charge by throwing for 129 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes. Ashton Hampton was Mock's top target, picking up 58 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Central Crossing's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Pickerington North, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Central Crossing was dealt a bruising 41-13 loss at the hands of Pickerington North in their previous meeting back in August of 2016. Thankfully for Central Crossing, Jimmy Weirick (who rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 240 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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