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| 10/10/25 - Away | 23-21 W |
| 10/04/24 - Home | 21-22 L |
| 09/29/23 - Away | 35-10 W |
| 09/29/22 - Home | 27-21 W |
| 10/01/21 - Away | 14-16 L |
| + 3 more games |
Porter Ridge proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 35) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Marvin Ridge Mavericks 23-21. This was payback for the Pirates, who suffered a 22-21 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Rai'Shawn Elmore had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 107 yards and two TDs.
Several Mavericks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Levi Kerr, who threw for 344 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Alex Voss was Kerr's top target, picking up 58 receiving yards and two scores.
Porter Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.8 points on average over those games. As for Marvin Ridge, they dropped their record down to 3-4 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Porter Ridge and Marvin Ridge could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Pirates (ranked 37th) will meet Weddington (ranked fifth) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Marvin Ridge will challenge Charlotte Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (81 vs. 19).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
