Vance County has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will host the East Rutherford Cavaliers at 2:00 p.m. Vance County's defense has only allowed 14.5 points per game this season, so East Rutherford's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Vance County's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Louisburg offense got past them. Vance County secured a 38-33 W over Louisburg on Thursday. The Vipers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Vance County had a senior duo take command as Jontavious Nile rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns and Javion Vines-Holder rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Vines-Holder got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 84 yards.
Meanwhile, East Rutherford didn't have quite enough to beat Brevard two weeks ago and fell 24-21. The game marked the Cavaliers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
The losing side was boosted by Landon Flynn, who threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns.
Vance County's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for East Rutherford, they dropped their record down to 2-3 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Saturday's contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Nile and Brandon Pinkerton. Nile has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 117.2 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Pinkerton has averaged of 148.8 rushing yards per game this season.
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