The South Rowan Raiders will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Hickory Grove Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully South Rowan focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four two weeks ago.
South Rowan is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Union Academy. South Rowan secured a 21-17 W over Union Academy.
South Rowan found their leader in underclassman Jayden Arthur, who rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Marshal Faw, who picked up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown.
South Rowan wouldn't let Union Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Bryan Velasquez, Gavin Bisco, and Ashton Frampton picked up one apiece. Velasquez also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making five total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Hickory Grove Christian put their dominant defense on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Monday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 42-0 win over Mount Zion Christian Academy. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their two-point performance the contest before.
Anthony Hawkins Jr. was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 140 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Another big playmaker for Hickory Grove Christian was Kevin Powell, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
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