Two dominant signal callers in Geronimo Sanchez and Deandre Nance are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cape Fear Colts will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Seventy-First Falcons at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Seventy-First is hoping to do what Purnell Swett couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Cape Fear's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Cape Fear blew past Purnell Swett 38-0 at home. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Rams are ranked 286th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Seventy-First put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Gray's Creek, posting a 53-0 victory at home. The matchup marked the Falcons' most dominant win of the season so far.
Cape Fear pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Seventy-First, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-0.
Cape Fear came up short against Seventy-First in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 12-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nance, who rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 137 yards and a touchdown. Now that Cape Fear knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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