South View has gone 7-0 against Douglas Byrd recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The South View Tigers will be playing at home against the Douglas Byrd Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, South View was beaten by Seventy-First 56-22. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost eight in a row.
South View might have lost, but man, Rashad Dockery was a machine: he rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The team also got some help courtesy of William Moore, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Douglas Byrd was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were outmatched by Jack Britt at home and fell 43-13. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 327th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 80th).
Douglas Byrd's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Justin Richardson, who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns, and Jalen Mitchell, who picked up 95 receiving yards.
South View's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Douglas Byrd, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for South View against Douglas Byrd in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 44-14 victory. In that contest, South View amassed a halftime lead of 36-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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