The Rocky Mount Gryphons will square off against the Southern Wayne Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rocky Mount has four straight wins, Southern Wayne has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Rocky Mount humbled Fike with a 42-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Gryphons, who have now won three games by 27 points or more so far this season.
Tylik Harrell
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It was another big night for Tylik Harrell, who rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in each of the last three games he's played. Cquarhion Mitchell was another key rusher, rushing for 106 yards and one score.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Rocky Mount was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 483 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 235 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Another reason for the win was Rocky Mount's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Denari Harrison was especially locked on to Fike's QB and sacked him twice. Jack McKellar was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing one fumble, and making four total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Southern Wayne fell victim to Hunt and their airtight defense on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Warriors and fell 63-0. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 364th, while the Warriors are ranked 58th).
Rocky Mount's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Southern Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
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