Football Preview: Surry County Cougars vs. Sussex Central Tigers
Surry County is 2-8 against Sussex Central since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Surry County Cougars will head out to square off against the Sussex Central Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Neither Surry County nor Sussex Central posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Surry County is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Southampton two weeks ago (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Surry County was beaten by Southampton 57-6. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Indians are ranked 133rd).
Meanwhile, Sussex Central entered their game against Brunswick on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Sussex Central took an 18-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Brunswick. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sussex Central now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Surry County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Surry County took a serious blow against Sussex Central when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 52-0. Can Surry County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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