Football Game Preview: Graham Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 3:24am

Football Preview: Graham Red Devils vs. Riverside-Durham Pirates

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The Graham Red Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Riverside-Durham Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Graham is looking for their season?s first victory.

Last Friday, Graham took a blow against Seaforth, falling 50-6.

Meanwhile, Riverside-Durham fell victim to South View and their airtight defense last Friday. They had to suffer through a 48-0 loss at the hands of the Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Tigers are ranked 126th).

Graham's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Riverside-Durham, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.

Graham was taken down by Riverside-Durham 56-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Riverside-Durham's Jamarion Ross, who rushed for 242 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry. Now that Graham knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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