Two dominant backs in Dean Paris and Jacob Soulliere are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Johnston Panthers will challenge the Pilgrim Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Johnston will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played two weeks ago but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They had to suffer through a 45-7 loss at the hands of Classical. Having soared to a lofty 50 points in the game before, the Panthers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Pilgrim faced Ponaganset in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Pilgrim came up short against Ponaganset, falling 40-14. The Patriots have struggled against the Chieftains recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The defeat snapped Pilgrim's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-3 record. As for Johnston, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-6.
Johnston couldn't quite finish off Pilgrim when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 52-50. Can Johnston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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