Mount Tabor is 6-1 against R.J. Reynolds since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mount Tabor Spartans will square off against the R.J. Reynolds Demons at 7:00 p.m. R.J. Reynolds took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mount Tabor, who comes in off a win.
Mount Tabor is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: West Forsyth, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Mount Tabor was ranked 12th). Mount Tabor walked away with a 27-17 win over West Forsyth on Friday. The victory was familiar territory for the Spartans who have now won three matchups in a row.
Mount Tabor wouldn't let West Forsyth keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Matthias Banks, John Coles, and Coles picked up one apiece. Another thorn in West Forsyth's side was Malik Garrison, who picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, R.J. Reynolds has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 13.75 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They took a 32-17 bruising from Davie. The Demons haven't had much luck with the War Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Although R.J. Reynolds took the loss, they still got scores from John (Mac) Murphy and Joseph (Joe) Crowley.
Mount Tabor's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for R.J. Reynolds, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Mount Tabor and R.J. Reynolds were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but Mount Tabor suffered an agonizing 29-28 defeat. Can Mount Tabor avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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