For the first time this season, Perquimans will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. After each having a week off, they and the Gates County Red Barons will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gates County took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Perquimans, who comes in off a win.
Perquimans is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Southside 35-18 last Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Pirates considering their six-point performance the contest before.
Ataviyon White produced another solid performance rushing for 115 yards and one touchdown on only 14 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Perquimans' defense and their four sacks. Steven Elliott was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 3.5 himself.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 44 points the game before, Gates County was a bit more limited in their game last Friday. They lost 32-12 to Northside - Pinetown.
Perquimans now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Gates County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Perquimans didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Gates County in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, but they still walked away with a 40-34 win. Do the Pirates have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Barons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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