Rockingham County is 0-6 against Eastern Guilford since November of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Rockingham County Cougars will face off against the Eastern Guilford Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Rockingham County's defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so Eastern Guilford's offense will have their work cut out for them.
If Rockingham County beats Eastern Guilford with nine points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Rockingham County had just enough and edged Ben L. Smith out 9-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Meanwhile, while Eastern Guilford put up plenty of points on Thursday, the same can't be said for High Point Central. Eastern Guilford really took it to High Point Central for the full four quarters, racking up a 60-0 win on the road. The Wildcats pushed the score to 54-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bison had no chance of recovering from.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Caleb Creech and he. Creech rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries while he rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Steven Murray got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Eastern Guilford wouldn't let High Point Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Patterson Javeon was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Rockingham County's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Eastern Guilford, their record now sits at 2-3.
Rockingham County lost to Eastern Guilford on the road by a decisive 28-14 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Rockingham County, Javen Cole (who rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns) 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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