Football Preview: Buford Yellowjackets vs. North Central Knights
After three games on the road, Buford is heading back home. They will welcome the North Central Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Buford will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Great Falls on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 36-point loss they were dealt two weeks ago. Buford fell just short of Great Falls by a score of 22-20.
Meanwhile, North Central fell victim to Lamar and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 49-0 defeat at the hands of the Silver Foxes. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Silver Foxes recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Buford dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for North Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Buford suffered a grim 40-15 defeat to North Central when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Central's Quayson Peoples, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Now that Buford knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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