R.J. Reynolds pushed their score to 17 the last time they played Northwest Guilford, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. The R.J. Reynolds Demons took a 17-3 bruising from the Northwest Guilford Vikings. The Demons haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
R.J. Reynolds wouldn't let Northwest Guilford keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Joseph (Joe) Crowley, Jaylen Wheeler, and Jamarian (JP) Pauling picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Crowley is now averaging an impressive 6.7 total tackles per game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northwest Guilford to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nathan Cox, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Rakem Hammock did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 112 receiving yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, R.J. Reynolds fell to 2-1. As for Northwest Guilford, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After each having a week off, R.J. Reynolds and Davie will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th. As for Northwest Guilford, they will have plenty of time to enjoy the win as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Western Guilford at 7:30 p.m. on September 20th. Western Guilford will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Northwest Guilford surely won't give up without a fight.
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