The Southwest Guilford Cowboys will head out to take on the Dudley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwest Guilford has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight losses, while Dudley will come in with five straight victories.
Southwest Guilford is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Page on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Cowboys were dealt a 57-6 defeat at the hands of the Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Cowboys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Pirates are ranked 74th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dudley). They blew past Western Guilford 41-3 on Friday. The Panthers not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since November 22, 2024 (when they won 42-0).
Southwest Guilford better focus on containing Michael Boone Jr. and Brayden Jeffries as the pair were huge in Dudley's win. Boone Jr. rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, while Jeffries rushed for 65 yards and a pair of scores on only five carries. Those three rushing touchdowns gave Boone Jr. a new career-high. Dudley also got a significant boost from Flo Kuzimina, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 92 yards.
Dudley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 436 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Dudley's defense and their five sacks. In that department, Saimir Horton was the leader with three. Dudley got some further help from Devin Cotton: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Southwest Guilford's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Dudley, their record now sits at 5-3.
Southwest Guilford suffered a grim 42-21 defeat to Dudley when the teams last played back in April of 2021. Thankfully for the Cowboys, Milan Summers (who rushed for 212 yards and four TDs while picking up 9.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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