The West Henderson Falcons will face off against the South Rowan Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Henderson is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat East Henderson 56-0. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Eagles are ranked 328th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Henderson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Da'Zion Murray, who rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also caught a touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Zane Mccraw, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Meanwhile, South Rowan hadn't done well against Carson recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Friday. South Rowan came out on top against Carson by a score of 21-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
South Rowan had a senior duo take command as Bryson Frieze rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns and Brooks Overcash rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards Overcash has posted since back in September.
West Henderson is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for South Rowan, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
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