Football Preview: Northern Guilford Nighthawks vs. Marvin Ridge Mavericks
The Northern Guilford Nighthawks will take on the Marvin Ridge Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northern Guilford will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Northern Guilford is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 21-20 victory over West Cabarrus. Given the Nighthawks' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Wolverines are ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northern Guilford to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kevin Willoughby, who threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Marvin Ridge came into Friday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They strolled past Asheville with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 24-10.
It was another big night for Zach Lee, who rushed for 252 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Marvin Ridge's defense stepped up as well, laying out Meek Slydell. four times. The heavy lifting was done by Jaxon Clegg and Manny Lewis, who racked up all four sacks between them. Marvin Ridge is 3-1 when Lewis posts one or more sacks, but 2-5 otherwise.
Marvin Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Marvin Ridge's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Northern Guilford, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
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