The Cape Fear Colts will head out on the road to challenge the South View Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cape Fear's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Jack Britt at home to the tune of 35-0. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Buccaneers are ranked 98th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, South View had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They really took it to the Bears for the full four quarters, racking up a 57-0 win on the road. The Tigers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last three matchups.
Rashad Dockery was his usual excellent self, rushing for 320 yards and eight touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
South View wouldn't let Gray's Creek keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Davion Lapointe was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
The victory made it two in a row for Cape Fear and bumps their season record up to 7-1. As for South View, their record now sits at 6-2.
Cape Fear beat South View 23-12 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cape Fear since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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