Berry hasn't had much luck against Ardrey Kell recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Berry Cardinals will welcome the Ardrey Kell Knights at 7:00 p.m.
Berry is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They took a blow against South Mecklenburg, falling 41-13. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Sabres are ranked 128th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ardrey Kell). They blew past Ballantyne Ridge 74-7 at home on Saturday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Knights considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Ardrey Kell's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tristan Rivest, who rushed for 32 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Jared Curtis, who rushed for 16 yards and a touchdown.
Ardrey Kell's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Andrew Davis and Ricky Garmon.
Berry's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Ardrey Kell, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record.
Berry took a serious blow against Ardrey Kell in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 45-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ardrey Kell's Gavin Adams, who rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Berry knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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