Football Preview: Southern Nash Firebirds vs. South Granville Vikings
Southern Nash is 4-0 against South Granville since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Southern Nash Firebirds will challenge the South Granville Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southern Nash is headed out to face South Granville after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Southern Nash put the hurt on East Wake with a sharp 65-42 win on Friday. Given the Firebirds' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Warriors are ranked 278th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, on FridaySouth Granville's undefeated season almost came to an end. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Green Level 20-18.
The critical scores for South Granville came from Jamar Hicks, Jaydn McNeil, and Brycen White.
South Granville wouldn't let Green Level keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. South Granville can thank Noah Braswell and Jaylin Williams for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Green Level's side was Jamari Ray, who made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Everything came up roses for Southern Nash against South Granville in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 as the team secured a 42-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southern Nash since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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