Southern Alamance had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 63-0 victory over the Graham Red Devils. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Red Devils are ranked 403rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nathan McNeal had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 21 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 53 yards and a touchdown.
McNeal wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Southern Alamance was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 405 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 219 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Southern Alamance will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against Jordan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southern Alamance will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Graham, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Bartlett Yancey at 7:00 p.m. on September 6th. Graham will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
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