Two dominant  backs in  Jah Sheppard and  Ayden Everette are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Martin County Gators will face off against the Hertford County Bears at 7:00  p.m.  on Friday. Martin County's defense has only allowed 12.4  points per game  this season, so Hertford County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Martin County is probably headed into the  contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Northeastern just ended the team's  five-game winning streak  on Friday. They were just a  hair shy of victory  and fell  14-13 to the Eagles. Having soared to a lofty 35  points in the game before, the Gators couldn't push the score so high this time.
 Meanwhile, Hertford County didn't have too much trouble with First Flight  on Friday as they won  30-14. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Nighthawks recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive  win against them.
 Martin County's  defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 6-3. As for Hertford County, they now  have a winning record of 5-4.
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