Football Preview: Northeast Guilford Rams vs. Eastern Guilford Wildcats
Northeast Guilford hasn't had much luck against Eastern Guilford recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Northeast Guilford Rams will be staying on the road to face off against the Eastern Guilford Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Northeast Guilford will be strutting in after a win while Eastern Guilford will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Northeast Guilford got the win against Morehead by a conclusive 30-6.
Northeast Guilford can attribute much of their success to Tristan Tucker, who threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (109 yards to be exact) went to Ashton Timberlake.
Meanwhile, Eastern Guilford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 17-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Western Alamance.
Even if they lost, Eastern Guilford's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Patterson Javeon was especially locked on to Western Alamance's QB and sacked him three times. Eastern Guilford got some further help from Kenneth Brevard: he made eight total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Northeast Guilford's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Eastern Guilford, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Northeast Guilford took a serious blow against Eastern Guilford when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 48-0. Can Northeast Guilford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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