The Northern Guilford Nighthawks will take on the Southwest Guilford Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northern Guilford is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Northern Guilford's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They secured a 6-0 W over Southeast Guilford. The six-point effort marked the Nighthawks' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Northern Guilford's defense and their seven sacks. It was truly a group effort as Jude Kyser, Noah Smith, and Parker Peters picked up two apiece. Smith is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Northern Guilford got some further help from Chance Crews: he picked up a sack and made 18 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Southwest Guilford after they claimed the first score on Friday, but it was Western Guilford who ended up claiming the real prize. Southwest Guilford lost 43-20 to Western Guilford. While losing is never fun, the Cowboys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Hornets are ranked 114th).
Northern Guilford's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Southwest Guilford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Northern Guilford has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 371.8 total yards per game. It's a different story for Southwest Guilford, though, as they've been averaging only 163.2. Will Northern Guilford be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Southwest Guilford flip the script?
Northern Guilford strolled past Southwest Guilford when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 38-20. Will Northern Guilford repeat their success, or does Southwest Guilford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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