Football Game Preview: South View Tigers vs. Purnell Swett Rams

By Team Reports Oct 7, 2024, 10:15pm

Football Preview: South View Tigers vs. Purnell Swett Rams

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South View has gone 4-0 against Purnell Swett recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The South View Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Purnell Swett Rams at 7:30 p.m. South View is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.5 points per game this season.

South View's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 30-0 victory over Lumberton on the road. Considering the Tigers have won three contests by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Rashad Dockery was his usual excellent self, rushing for 270 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry, and also picking up 57 receiving yards. Those 270 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: South View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Purnell Swett's offense. They were outmatched by Jack Britt at home and fell 41-0. The Rams have struggled against the Buccaneers recently, as their game on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

South View's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Purnell Swett, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.

South View took their victory against Purnell Swett when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 27-7. Will South View repeat their success, or does Purnell Swett have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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