Robbinsville has gone 8-2 against Swain County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Robbinsville Black Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Swain County Maroon Devils at 7:30 p.m.
Robbinsville is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against T.C. Roberson on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Robbinsville lost 24-0 to T.C. Roberson. The match marked the first time this season in which the Black Knights were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Swain County). They blew past Madison 39-13 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Maroon Devils have posted since November 10, 2023.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Zeke Glaspie and Kaden Sawyer. Glaspie rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown while Sawyer rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Glaspie really tore up the turf during one magnificent 94-yard run.
Swain County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Swain County's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 1-8. As for Robbinsville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Robbinsville didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Swain County in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 30-24 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Robbinsville since the squad 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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