Friday just wasn't the day for Southern Guilford's offense. They had to suffer through a 42-0 loss at the hands of the Eastern Guilford Wildcats. The Storm lost against the Wildcats in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 77-0 score last time.
Seth Davis threw for 37 yards on eight of 19 attempts.
Travis Covington was his top target, forcing a fumble, making 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending a pass. On the ground,
Jayshon Loftin rushed for 55 yards.
A big part of Eastern Guilford's victory came down to the chemistry between Javion Majette and his top target Steven Murray. Majette threw for 192 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Murray picked up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Majette a new career-high in rushing yards (16). Eastern Guilford also got a significant boost from Caleb Creech, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 89 yards.
Southern Guilford's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Eastern Guilford, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-3.
Southern Guilford has already played their next contest, a 48-0 defeat against Dudley on the 25th. As for Eastern Guilford, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 49-8 victory against Ben L. Smith on the 25th.
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