The Rocky Mount Gryphons will head out to challenge the C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rocky Mount has five straight victories, C.B. Aycock has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Rocky Mount is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Southern Wayne 48-7. Given the Gryphons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Saints are ranked 346th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rocky Mount's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cquarhion Mitchell, who rushed for 27 yards and a pair of TDs.
Mitchell was just one part of a punishing run game: Rocky Mount was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, C.B. Aycock played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 58-7 defeat at the hands of Northern Nash. The Golden Falcons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-7.
Rocky Mount's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for C.B. Aycock, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
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