The South Iredell Vikings will challenge the Piedmont Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Iredell is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
South Iredell's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Statesville on Friday. They fell to the Greyhounds 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Greyhounds are ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, Piedmont didn't have quite enough to beat Carson on Friday and fell 32-29.
Despite the loss, Piedmont saw an underclassman step up: Taylor Hardy made 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
South Iredell now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Piedmont, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for South Iredell against Piedmont when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 33-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Iredell since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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