Football Recap: Southeast Guilford Piles Up the Points Against Southwest Guilford

By Team Reports Oct 14, 2024, 11:57am

Football Recap: Southeast Guilford Falcons vs. Southwest Guilford Cowboys

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After losing to Southwest Guilford the last time they met, Southeast Guilford decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Southeast Guilford Falcons blew past the Southwest Guilford Cowboys 41-14 at home on Friday. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Cowboys are ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Teriq Mclaughlin had a dynamite game for Southeast Guilford, rushing for 117 yards and three touchdowns.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: Southeast Guilford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.

Southeast Guilford now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Southwest Guilford, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-6.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southeast Guilford's and Western Guilford will meet in a classic East v. West matchup at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Southwest Guilford, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Grimsley at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Grimsley's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.

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