Hoke County hasn't had much luck against Seventy-First recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hoke County Bucks will be playing at home against the Seventy-First Falcons at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Hoke County was able to grind out a solid victory over Douglas Byrd, taking the game 23-12.
Brandon Saunders was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 82 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 144 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Seventy-First humbled Pine Forest with a 49-20 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-7.
Jayson Franklin was a one-man wrecking crew for Seventy-First as he rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. The team also got some help courtesy of DeAndre Nance, who threw for 108 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Seventy-First was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in 18 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Seventy-First wouldn't let Pine Forest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Chayedon Jackson, Donavan Frederick, and Christian Jackson picked up one apiece. Christian is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 16 games he's played dating back to last season.
Hoke County's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-2. As for Seventy-First, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Hoke County was taken down by Seventy-First 38-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nance, who rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 90 yards and a touchdown. Now that Hoke County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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