The Rockingham County Cougars are taking a road trip to square off against the Atkins Camels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rockingham County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Rockingham County will head out to face Atkins after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Rockingham County took a 21-7 bruising from Northeast Guilford.
Meanwhile, while Atkins put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for High Point Central. Atkins blew past High Point Central, posting a 48-0 win. The Camels' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Atkins' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB nine times. The heavy lifting was done by Kenneth Best and Garrison Dibble, who racked up eight sacks between them. Dibble is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last 19 games he's played dating back to last season. Ethan Mederios was another major factor on D, making 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Rockingham County's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-4. As for Atkins, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-7.
Rockingham County took their win against Atkins in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 31-7. In that contest, Rockingham County amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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