The South Rowan Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the West Henderson Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Rowan will bounce into Friday's game after beating Carson, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. South Rowan walked away with a 21-14 win over Carson last Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Bryson Frieze and Brooks Overcash were among the main playmakers for South Rowan as the former rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards Overcash has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Henderson). They blew past East Henderson, posting a 56-0 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
West Henderson's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Da'Zion Murray, who rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also caught a touchdown. Another big playmaker for West Henderson was Neil Robinson, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
West Henderson pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.0 points per game. As for South Rowan, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season.
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