The North Lamar Panthers will face off against the Van Vandals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Lamar is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, North Lamar lost to Spring Hill at home by a 41-27 margin.
North Lamar's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kai Furtch, who threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns, and Kenton Gray, who picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Van on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Pittsburg out of the water with a 49-0 final score. The result was nothing new for the Vandals, who have now won three matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
North Lamar's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Van, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
North Lamar came up short against Van when the teams last played back in September of 2015, falling 49-42. Can North Lamar avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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