An exciting East v. West battle is about to be fought. The Southeast Guilford Falcons will face off against the Western Guilford Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Western Guilford took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Southeast Guilford, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Southeast Guilford took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 41-14 win over Southwest Guilford. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Cowboys are ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Teriq Mclaughlin was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Southeast Guilford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Western Guilford's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They and Page were almost perfectly matched up, but Western Guilford suffered a 28-27 loss. The defeat continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost four in a row.
Southeast Guilford now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Western Guilford, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-3.
Southeast Guilford came up short against Western Guilford in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 24-20. Can Southeast Guilford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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