Ragsdale has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Southwest Guilford Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Ragsdale is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Northwest Guilford on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ragsdale was dealt a 41-7 defeat at the hands of Northwest Guilford. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Vikings are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, Southwest Guilford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were beaten by Grimsley 71-0.
Ragsdale dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Southwest Guilford, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Ragsdale ended up a good deal behind Southwest Guilford in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, losing 33-19. Thankfully for Ragsdale, Darius Hairston (who picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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