Football Preview: Douglas Byrd Eagles vs. South View Tigers
On Thursday Douglas Byrd will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the South View Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 43-13, which was the final score in Douglas Byrd's tilt against Jack Britt on Friday. The Eagles have struggled against the Buccaneers recently, as their game on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Douglas Byrd had strong showings from Justin Richardson, who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns, and Jalen Mitchell, who picked up 95 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-22, which was the final score in South View's tilt against Seventy-First on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Falcons are ranked 16th).
South View might have lost, but man, Rashad Dockery was a machine: he rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. William Moore also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 90 receiving yards.
Douglas Byrd's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for South View, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Douglas Byrd was taken down by South View 44-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Douglas Byrd was down 36-6.
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