You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely South View's strategy against Purnell Swett on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the South View Tigers blew the Purnell Swett Rams out of the water with a 48-0 final score. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Rams are ranked 302nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rashad Dockery was his usual excellent self, rushing for 202 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, and also picking up 35 receiving yards. Tyriq Clarida was another key player, rushing for 42 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: South View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
South View's defense made their presence known, laying out Aidyn Locklear. five times. The heavy lifting was done by Davion Lapointe and Brendan Jones, who racked up all five sacks between them. Lapointe is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
South View's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Purnell Swett, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
South View will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Cape Fear at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. As for Purnell Swett, they will head out to take on Seventy-First at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Seventy-First will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Purnell Swett surely won't give up without a fight.
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