The Southern Wayne Saints will head out on the road to face off against the Rocky Mount Gryphons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southern Wayne has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Rocky Mount will come in with four straight victories.
Southern Wayne's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hunt on Thursday. They took a blow against the Warriors, falling 63-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Saints were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Rocky Mount against Fike last Friday as the team secured a 42-14 win. Given the Gryphons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Golden Demons are ranked 214th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southern Wayne better keep an eye on Tylik Harrell. He was instrumental in Rocky Mount's win, rushing for 184 yards and three TDs. Harrell has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Cquarhion Mitchell also helped out as he racked up 106 rushing yards.
Rocky Mount was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 483 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Rocky Mount's defense and their four sacks. Denari Harrison was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Jack McKellar was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing one fumble, and making four total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Southern Wayne's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Rocky Mount, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
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