Montgomery Central has gone 3-0 against Asheboro recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Montgomery Central Timberwolves will venture away from home to challenge the Asheboro Blue Comets at 7:30 p.m. Montgomery Central is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Montgomery Central is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Oak Grove on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Montgomery Central lost 30-7 to Oak Grove. The Timberwolves have struggled against the Grizzlies recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Asheboro). They took down Ledford 51-35 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Comets.
Asheboro found their leader in freshman CONNOR BRINTON, who rushed for 197 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave BRINTON a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was LOGAN LOUGHLIN, who threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes.
Montgomery Central's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Asheboro, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Montgomery Central has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 181.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Asheboro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 185.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Montgomery Central didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Asheboro when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 14-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Montgomery Central since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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