The Vance County Vipers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Enloe Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vance County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.2 points per game this season.
Vance County's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past J.F. Webb 49-0. Given the Vipers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Warriors are ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jontavious Nile was his usual excellent self, rushing for 186 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. Another player making a difference was Javion Vines-Holder, who rushed for 43 yards.
Vance County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Vance County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Vines-Holder and Antoine Doyle Jr.
Meanwhile, Enloe won against Sanderson two weeks ago with 26 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Enloe enjoyed a cozy 26-7 win over Athens Drive. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Gavin Miles and Chase White were among the main playmakers for Enloe as the former gained 123 total yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. White's longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Vance County's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.7 points per game. As for Enloe, their record now sits at 6-3.
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