Southwest Guilford is 0-3 against Grimsley since October of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The Southwest Guilford Cowboys will be staying on the road to face off against the Grimsley Whirlies at 7:30 p.m.
Southwest Guilford is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Southeast Guilford on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Southwest Guilford was beaten by Southeast Guilford 41-14. While losing is never fun, the Cowboys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Falcons are ranked 81st).
Meanwhile, Grimsley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 49-7 victory over Ragsdale. Considering the Whirlies have won six matchups by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Mitchell Summers and Fabian Diggs. Summers had a great game and gained 100 total yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Diggs did his best for the losing side, rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grimsley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Southwest Guilford's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Grimsley, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Southwest Guilford was taken down by Grimsley 49-6 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Summers, who rushed for 183 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that Southwest Guilford knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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