Eastern Guilford has gone a perfect 5-0 against Asheboro recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wildcats will square off against the Blue Comets at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Guilford will be strutting in after a win while Asheboro will be coming in after a defeat.
Eastern Guilford will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up ten points last Friday, then bounced right back against Southern Guilford on Friday. The Wildcats enjoyed a cozy 31-13 victory over the Storm. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Storm are ranked 278th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tyler Whaley-Melvin
| 09/05/25 @ Southeast Alamance | 158 |
| 10/10/25 vs Southern Guilford | 150 |
| 09/19/25 @ Orange | 102 |
| 08/22/25 @ Eastern Alamance | 101 |
| 08/29/25 vs Williams | 78 |
| + 2 more games |
Eastern Guilford relied on the efforts of Tyler Whaley-Melvin, who rushed for 150 yards and one touchdown, and Javion Majette, who rushed for 54 yards and three scores. Whaley-Melvin has become a key player for the Wildcats: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Asheboro lost to Southeast Guilford on the road by a 21-3 margin on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Comets in their meetings with the Falcons: they've now lost five in a row.
Asheboro's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Eastern Guilford, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Eastern Guilford against Asheboro when the teams last played back in March of 2021, as the team secured a 55-13 win. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Comets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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