The Corinth Holders Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the Willow Spring Storm at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Corinth Holders' defense has only allowed 16 points per game this season, so Willow Spring's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Corinth Holders is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Cleveland just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were dealt a 44-14 defeat at the hands of the Rams. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Rams are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, Willow Spring scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell to Southeast Raleigh 29-24. The Storm have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although Willow Spring took the loss, they still got scores from Laden Beckwith, Amir Wallace, and Wallace.
Willow Spring wouldn't let Southeast Raleigh keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Willow Spring can thank Jordan Ledgester and Kei'Marius Hollie for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Ledgester is now averaging an impressive 6 total tackles per game.
Having lost for the first time this season, Corinth Holders fell to 3-1. As for Willow Spring, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Corinth Holders strolled past Willow Spring in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 21-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Corinth Holders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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