Southwest Guilford is 9-1 against Western Guilford since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Southwest Guilford Cowboys will stay at home for another week and welcome the Western Guilford Hornets at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Southwest Guilford will face Western Guilford after dropping another heartbreaker against Page on Friday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 3.1 3.1 points of beating them. Southwest Guilford had to suffer through a 55-12 loss at the hands of Page. The Cowboys have struggled against the Pirates recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Western Guilford has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 12 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They came up short against Northwest Guilford, falling 34-14. That makes it the first time this season the Hornets have let down their home crowd.
Despite the loss, Western Guilford saw an underclassman step up: Caleb Moore rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 125 yards on 12 of 24 attempts. A healthy portion of that aerial production (87 yards to be exact) went to Hertsel Smith.
Even though they lost, Western Guilford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Southwest Guilford's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Western Guilford, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Southwest Guilford against Western Guilford in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 52-7 victory. Will Southwest Guilford repeat their success, or does Western Guilford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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