On Thursday Douglas Byrd will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the South View Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, Douglas Byrd took a blow against Jack Britt, falling 43-13. The Eagles have struggled against the Buccaneers recently, as their game on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Douglas Byrd's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Justin Richardson, who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns, and Jalen Mitchell, who picked up 95 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-22, which was the final score in South View's tilt against Seventy-First on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Falcons are ranked 16th).
South View might have lost, but man, Rashad Dockery was a machine: he rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. William Moore also helped out with an impressive 90 receiving yards.
Douglas Byrd's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for South View, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Douglas Byrd took a serious blow against South View when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 44-14. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Douglas Byrd was down 36-6.
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