The Southeast Guilford Falcons will take on the Southwest Guilford Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Southeast Guilford will be strutting in after a victory while Southwest Guilford will be coming in after a loss.
Southeast Guilford will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Ragsdale on Friday. Southeast Guilford pulled ahead with a 36-35 photo finish over Ragsdale.
Southeast Guilford had a senior duo take command as Alexander Marsh rushed for 117 yards while picking up 7.3 yards per carry and Teriq Mclaughlin rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Marsh a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southeast Guilford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Southwest Guilford fell victim to Northern Guilford and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 63-0 loss at the hands of the Nighthawks. The Cowboys just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
The win got Southeast Guilford back to even at 3-3. As for Southwest Guilford, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Southeast Guilford came up short against Southwest Guilford when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 26-20. Thankfully for Southeast Guilford, Darius Hairston (who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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