Football Game Preview: Overhills Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 2:06am

Football Preview: Overhills Jaguars vs. Terry Sanford Bulldogs

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Overhills is 0-7 against Terry Sanford since September of 2017 but things could change on Friday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Overhills' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Leesville Road two weeks ago. They had to suffer through a 40-0 loss at the hands of the Pride. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Pride are ranked 35th).

Meanwhile, Terry Sanford came up short against Cape Fear last Friday, falling 31-7. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Colts recently, as their game last Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.

This is the second loss in a row for Overhills and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Terry Sanford, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.

Overhills was taken down by Terry Sanford 43-8 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Overhills, Johnathan Higgins-Simmons (who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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