With a playoff game on the line, North Montgomery rose to the challenge on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Southmont Mounties 24-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Chargin' Chargers have posted since September 15, 2023.
The critical scores for North Montgomery came from Jack Warren, Kelby Harwood, and Jayden Thompson.
Despite the loss, Southmont still got an impressive performance from Heath Tolliver, who rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Tolliver a new career-high in rushing yards. Avery Stadler was another key back, rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown.
North Montgomery's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-6. As for Southmont, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
North Montgomery will take on Lewis Cass at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lewis Cass is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.8 points per game this season. Southmont does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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