If Rocky Mount was feeling good fresh off their 48-14 takedown of Franklinton last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rocky Mount Gryphons were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 41-40 to the Northern Nash Knights. The defeat continues a trend for the Gryphons in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost four in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Rocky Mount lost, don't look at Isaiah Silver. Despite the final result, he rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. Rocky Mount is 6-1 when Silver posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Even though they lost, Rocky Mount was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 397 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northern Nash only rushed for 222.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northern Nash to victory, but perhaps none more so than Barian Strickland, who rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Strickland is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 124 every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Triston Sigers, who threw for 217 yards and a touchdown on only 18 passes.
The loss snapped Rocky Mount's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 6-4 record. As for Northern Nash, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Rocky Mount will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Richlands at 7:00 p.m. on November 15th. Richlands is coming into the contest with five straight victories on the road, so Rocky Mount will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Northern Nash also won't see the field for a while: their next matchup is against J.H. Rose at 7:00 p.m. on November 15th. Northern Nash knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten matches -- so hopefully J.H. Rose likes a good challenge.
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