Southern Lee hasn't had much luck against Scotland recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Southern Lee Cavaliers will face off against the Scotland Fighting Scots at 7:30 p.m.
Southern Lee is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 50 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Richmond on Friday. They were outmatched by the Raiders at home and fell 41-7. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Raiders are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Scotland, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 45-32 victory over Hoke County on Friday. The Fighting Scots' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Scotland got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tyjurian White out in front who rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Backing up that air attack was Corheim Hasty, who rushed for 80 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Scotland's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Dylan Tilson was especially locked on to Hoke County's QB and sacked him twice. Tilson also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine. Scotland got some further help from Keyshaun Mcqueen: he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Scotland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Southern Lee's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Scotland, their record is now 2-3.
Southern Lee took a serious blow against Scotland in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 49-6. Thankfully for Southern Lee, Zay Jones (who rushed for 221 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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