The Fayetteville Tigers will challenge the Moore County Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Moore County took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Fayetteville, who comes in off a win.
Fayetteville is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Huntland: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Tigers blew the Hornets out of the water with a 41-7 final score. With the Tigers ahead 28-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Nyles Barnett was the offensive standout of the matchup as he threw for 142 yards and a pair of TDs on only seven passes, and also rushed for 32 yards.
Barnett was just one part of a punishing run game: Fayetteville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Meanwhile, Moore County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost to Smith County on the road by a 27-13 margin.
Moore County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Fayetteville, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Fayetteville was able to grind out a solid win over Moore County in their previous matchup back in August of 2024, winning 35-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers 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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