Hoke County's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They managed a 20-14 victory over the Southern Lee Cavaliers. This was payback for the Bucks, who suffered a 21-14 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The critical scores for Hoke County came from Franajai Ransom, Tycen Vick, and Favor Anab.
Hoke County's defense made their presence known, laying out Robert Sims. ten times. Leading the way was Dontrell Mims with 5.5 sacks. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Raheem Neilly was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making ten total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Despite the loss, Southern Lee had strong showings from Sims, who rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown, and Sheed Williams, who picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Hoke County's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Southern Lee, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Union Pines the next time they take the field. Hoke County will head out to face Union Pines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Southern Lee will host them at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
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