The Southeast Raleigh Bulldogs will challenge the Jordan Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 874 yards in their previous games.
Last Friday, Southeast Raleigh was able to grind out a solid victory over South Garner, taking the game 21-13. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Titans are ranked 204th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Damonte Garner was his usual excellent self, rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also picking up 80 receiving yards. Ty Powell was another key player, throwing for 247 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes.
Southeast Raleigh didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Christian Freeman. Another thorn in South Garner's side was Keysaun Eleazer, who picked up 3.5 sacks and made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Southeast Raleigh was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Jordan had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 48.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They took down the Hornets 43-29.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Amareon Blue and Ameil Braswell. Blue had a great game and rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Braswell was balling out in the loss, rushing for 155 yards while picking up 8.2 yards per carry.
The win made it two in a row for Southeast Raleigh and bumps their season record up to 7-3. As for Jordan, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
Thursday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Southeast Raleigh has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 220.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Jordan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 267.1. It's looking like Thursday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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