South Point is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Montgomery Central is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The South Point Red Raiders will welcome the Montgomery Central Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Point has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 131 points over their last three games.
Last Friday, South Point didn't have too much trouble with Huss as they won 36-22. Given the Red Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Huskies are ranked 130th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Patrick Blee and Javarion Brown. Blee had a great game and rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Meanwhile, Brown was balling out in the loss, rushing for 159 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 154 yards and a touchdown.
South Point was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in 20 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
South Point didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gavin Smith and Zeke Pruitt.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Montgomery Central beat Asheboro 26-21 last Friday.
South Point's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Montgomery Central, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. South Point has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 291.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Montgomery Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 195.3. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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