Orange is on a five-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and South Granville a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Orange Panthers will challenge the South Granville Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Orange will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Orange is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 38-12 margin over Carrboro on Friday. The Panthers not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since October 4, 2024 (when they won 54-0).
Kayden Bradsher was his usual excellent self, rushing for 154 yards and four TDs on only 12 carries. Another rusher making a difference was Markus Thomas, who rushed for 124 yards.
Orange's run defense was locked in: Carrboro could only muster 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Jakai Torain for the heroic effort on defense: he. Orange didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.1.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three contests, South Granville finally came back down to earth on Friday. They came up short against Seaforth, falling 27-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Vikings have suffered since September 6, 2024.
South Granville's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-5. As for Orange, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
| Rushing Yards | 484 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 8 |
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Bradsher and Jaylen Wilkerson. Bradsher just won't slow down this season and has run in 8 touchdowns while averaging 60.5 rushing yards per game. Wilkerson has been a dominant force too and has averaged 100.9 rushing yards per game.
Orange suffered a grim 33-10 defeat to South Granville when the teams last played back in August of 2022. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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