The Foxfire Phoenix will head out to square off against the Southern Buckeye Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Foxfire and eight for Southern Buckeye dating back to last season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-30, which was the final score in Foxfire's tilt against North Adams on Saturday.
Despite the defeat, Foxfire had strong showings from Julian Ratcliff, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Koben Bowen, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Foxfire was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 402 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Southern Buckeye fell victim to Peebles and their airtight defense on Saturday. They were dealt a 40-0 loss at the hands of the Indians. That makes it the first time this season the Warriors have let down their home crowd.
Foxfire's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Southern Buckeye, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Foxfire against Southern Buckeye in their previous matchup back in August as the squad secured a 52-8 win. In that contest, Foxfire amassed a halftime lead of 36-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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