Football Preview: Vance County Vipers vs. Northern Durham Knights
After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Vance County is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Northern Durham Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northern Durham took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Vance County, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Vance County beat Orange 14-6.
The critical scores for Vance County came from Antoine Doyle Jr and Jontavious Nile.
Meanwhile, Northern Durham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Person on the road and fell 54-0. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the Rockets are ranked 123rd).
Vance County pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Northern Durham, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Vance County against Northern Durham in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 35-0 win. Will Vance County repeat their success, or does Northern Durham have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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