Southern Guilford is 1-9 against Eastern Guilford since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Southern Guilford Storm will take on the Eastern Guilford Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southern Guilford's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 12-0 victory over Ben L. Smith. That 12 point margin sets a new team best for the Storm this season.
Meanwhile, Eastern Guilford entered their tilt with Atkins on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 38-13 margin over the Camels. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won four games by 25 points or more so far this season.
Caleb Creech continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Eastern Guilford is 3-1 when Creech posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Steven Murray, who picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eastern Guilford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 243 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
One reason for the win was Eastern Guilford's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Xavier Wilson with three.
Southern Guilford's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Eastern Guilford, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Southern Guilford was taken down by Eastern Guilford 77-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Southern Guilford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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