Football Recap: Southeast Guilford's Rushing Dominance Continues

By Team Reports Oct 28, 2024, 12:43pm

Football Recap: Southeast Guilford Falcons vs. Northwest Guilford Vikings

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While it was all tied up 7-7 at halftime, Southeast Guilford was not quite Northwest Guilford's equal in the second half on Friday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (21-14), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They lost against the Vikings in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 50-20 score last time.

Even though they lost, Southeast Guilford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.

Nathan Cox was a one-man wrecking crew for Northwest Guilford as he rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Cox a new career-high in rushing yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Rakem Hammock, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.

Southeast Guilford moved to 5-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Northwest Guilford, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.

Southeast Guilford will challenge Page at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Southeast Guilford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.3 points per game this season. As for Northwest Guilford, they will face off against Southwest Guilford at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northwest Guilford is facing Southwest Guilford at the right time seeing as Southwest Guilford is stuck on a six-game losing streak.

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