The Southeast Raleigh Bulldogs will face off against the Clayton Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southeast Raleigh was handed a heart-breaking two-point defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Fuquay - Varina on Friday. The Bulldogs took their contest with ease, bagging a 52-7 victory over the Bengals. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won four matchups by 25 points or more so far this season.
Tydreke Powell Jr. had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 249 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt. Another player making a difference was James Adams IV, who gained 116 total yards and a touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Southeast Raleigh proved: they limited Fuquay - Varina to a paltry 2.4 yards per carry. The team can thank J'Siah Harden for the heroic effort on defense: he. Southeast Raleigh didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.9.
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Southeast Raleigh didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Ziyir Stanley. Southeast Raleigh is undefeated when Stanley posts one or more interceptions, but 1-2 otherwise. Harden was another major factor on D, making 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Clayton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 49.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 20-7. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Comets' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Spartans are ranked 306th).
Clayton's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Southeast Raleigh, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Southeast Raleigh suffered a grim 36-13 defeat to Clayton in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Will the Bulldogs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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