Football Recap: Riverside-Durham Pirates vs. Northern Durham Knights
If Northern Durham wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Riverside-Durham, they should've done a better job of containing Jamarion Ross. The Riverside-Durham Pirates put the hurt on the Northern Durham Knights with a sharp 35-14 victory on Friday thanks in part to Ross, who rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 65 yards.
Another player making a difference was Tre Belcher, who threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards (47).
Riverside-Durham didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Cole Schweitz, Taleeb Harrell, and Channing Gaines picked up one apiece. Gaines is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season.
The win made it two in a row for Riverside-Durham and bumps their season record up to 4-5. As for Northern Durham, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Riverside-Durham didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 35-13 loss against South Granville on the 7th. As for Northern Durham, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against American Leadership Academy-Johnston at 7:00 p.m. American Leadership Academy-Johnston's defense has only allowed 14.7 points per game this season, so Northern Durham's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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