R.J. Reynolds is 1-6 against Mount Tabor since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The R.J. Reynolds Demons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mount Tabor Spartans at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (R.J. Reynolds: 13.8, Mount Tabor: 14.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
R.J. Reynolds' usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Davie offense got past them. The contest between R.J. Reynolds and Davie wasn't particularly close, with R.J. Reynolds falling 32-17. The Demons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although R.J. Reynolds took the loss, they still got scores from John (Mac) Murphy and Joseph (Joe) Crowley.
R.J. Reynolds wouldn't let Davie keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. R.J. Reynolds can thank Gavin Searcy and Jamarian (JP) Pauling for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Mount Tabor faced West Forsyth in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Mount Tabor walked away with a 27-17 victory over West Forsyth. The win was familiar territory for the Spartans who have now won three matches in a row.
Mount Tabor's defense made their presence known, laying out Riley Horton. seven times. West Forsyth's QB won't forget Divory Puryear anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Mount Tabor got some further help from Malik Garrison: he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
R.J. Reynolds' loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Mount Tabor, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
R.J. Reynolds won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, slipping by Mount Tabor 29-28. Will R.J. Reynolds repeat their success, or does Mount Tabor have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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