Two dominant backs in Myles Eatmon and Cquarhion Mitchell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Northern Nash Knights will welcome the Rocky Mount Gryphons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northern Nash knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Rocky Mount likes a good challenge.
If Rocky Mount heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Northern Nash took over last week. The Knights walked away with a 34-21 victory over Southern Nash on Friday. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Firebirds recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mount unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against Hunt, falling 30-9. The game marked the Gryphons' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Northern Nash's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Rocky Mount, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 7-2.
Northern Nash won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, slipping by Rocky Mount 41-40. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Gryphons' Isaiah Silver, who rushed for 198 yards and three scores while picking up 11.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 80 receiving yards and one TD. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Knights to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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