Football Preview: Vance County Vipers vs. South Granville Vikings
The Vance County Vipers are on the road again on Friday to play the South Granville Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Vance County's defense has only allowed 14.5 points per game this season, so South Granville's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Vance County's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Louisburg offense got past them. Vance County secured a 38-33 W over Louisburg two weeks ago. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Vipers were down 14-0 in the third quarter.
Vance County had a senior duo take command as Jontavious Nile rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns and Javion Vines-Holder rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Vines-Holder really tore up the turf during one magnificent 84-yard run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Vance County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 421 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, South Granville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 22-13 to Southern School of Energy and Sustainability. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the Spartans are ranked 102nd).
Jamar Hicks put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 107 yards on only 15 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Vance County's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for South Granville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Vance County strolled past South Granville when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 14-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vance County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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