The Northern Nash Knights will head out to challenge the Southern Wayne Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northern Nash has three straight wins, Southern Wayne has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Northern Nash is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing C.B. Aycock: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Knights blew the Golden Falcons out of the water with a 58-7 final score. The game marked the Knights' most dominant victory of the season.
Myles Eatmon
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Northern Nash's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Myles Eatmon, who rushed for 73 yards and three TDs on only seven carries. Eatmon has been hot recently, having posted three or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another passer making a difference was Gehrig Miller, who threw for 214 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Northern Nash was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 266 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Northern Nash didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kamren Freeman and Jaylen Langley.
Meanwhile, Southern Wayne played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Rocky Mount 48-7. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 346th, while the Gryphons are ranked 79th).
Southern Wayne's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Northern Nash, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
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