Page hasn't had much luck against Mount Tabor recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Page Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Mount Tabor Spartans at 7:00 p.m.
Page lost 41-21 to Reidsville on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Rams are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, while Mount Tabor put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for North Forsyth. Mount Tabor claimed a resounding 42-0 win over North Forsyth on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Spartans just coasted through the last quarter.
Jamarius Hunder and Lane Albright were among the main playmakers for Mount Tabor as the former rushed for 88 yards and three touchdowns and the latter threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns.
Mount Tabor wouldn't let North Forsyth keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mount Tabor can thank Khamari Shell and Malik Garrison for forcing both of them. Shell's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making six total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Page's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Mount Tabor, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Page was dealt a bruising 40-6 defeat at the hands of Mount Tabor when the teams last played back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Albright, who threw for 199 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Now that Page knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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