The Randleman Tigers will square off against the Bunker Hill Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Randleman beat West Stokes 34-28. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Wildcats are ranked 151st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Bunker Hill at home against St. Stephens on Friday as the squad secured a 48-7 win. With the Bears ahead 27-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Jason Willis Jr went supernova for Bunker Hill, rushing for 306 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.1 yards per carry. Willis Jr was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 62 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Anton Elliott, who rushed for 24 yards and two touchdowns.
Bunker Hill's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Logan Starnes and Jaylan Willis. Starnes didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bunker Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 376 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
The victory made it two in a row for Randleman and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Bunker Hill, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
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