South Lenoir extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 3-5. They were dealt a 44-12 defeat at the hands of the Pender Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while the Patriots are ranked 169th).
Although South Lenoir took the loss, they still got scores from Kamarion Uzzell-Graham and James Williams.
As for Pender, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 47.2 points over those games.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to ZyQuan Murphy and Zeke Williams. Murphy gained 182 total yards and two touchdowns while Williams rushed for 152 yards and one TD on only six carries. Williams also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making five total tackles and defending one pass in addition to snagging an interception. Another player making a difference was Austin Deal, who threw for 101 yards and one touchdown on only five passes.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. South Lenoir is set to take on their familiar foe Southwest Onslow at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Pender will square off against rival East Duplin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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