The Chapel Hill Tigers will challenge the Marvin Ridge Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Chapel Hill is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Southern School of Energy and Sustainability on Thursday. They took a blow against the Spartans, falling 49-10. 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 269th, while the Spartans are ranked 114th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Marvin Ridge, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Cuthbertson on Friday, sneaking past 31-28. Considering the Mavericks' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Chapel Hill better keep an eye on Jake Robbins. He was instrumental in Marvin Ridge's win, rushing for 153 yards and two touchdowns. Those 153 rushing yards gave Robbins a new career-high. Anthony Fuller got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Marvin Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Fuller and Michael Rodriquez. Rodriquez is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Fuller got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Chapel Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Marvin Ridge, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5.
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