North Buncombe is 0-10 against A.C. Reynolds since November of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The North Buncombe Black Hawks will take on the A.C. Reynolds Rockets at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
North Buncombe will head out to face A.C. Reynolds after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. North Buncombe was outmatched by Brevard at home and fell 56-14. While losing is never fun, the Black Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 331st, while the Blue Devils are ranked 75th).
Despite the defeat, North Buncombe saw an underclassman step up: Kyngston Denson rushed for 228 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Denson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, North Buncombe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, A.C. Reynolds was beaten by Watauga 48-21 on Friday. The Rockets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, A.C. Reynolds got top-tier performance from Ely Hamrick, who rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 148 yards and a touchdown.
North Buncombe's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for A.C. Reynolds, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
North Buncombe was dealt a bruising 50-0 defeat at the hands of A.C. Reynolds when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of A.C. Reynolds' Tyvon Patterson, who rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns. Now that North Buncombe knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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