Football Preview: Ragsdale Tigers vs. Northwest Guilford Vikings
The Ragsdale Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Northwest Guilford Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Ragsdale nor Northwest Guilford posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Ragsdale is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Grimsley on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ragsdale was beaten by Grimsley 49-7. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Whirlies: they've now lost seven in a row.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Fabian Diggs and Mitchell Summers. Summers had a great game and gained 100 total yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Diggs did his best for the losing side, rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, Northwest Guilford entered their matchup against Northern Guilford on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Northwest Guilford took a 17-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northern Guilford.
Ragsdale's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Northwest Guilford, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2.
Ragsdale was taken down by Northwest Guilford 31-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Ragsdale have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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