If Martinsville was feeling good fresh off their 33-9 takedown of Dan River last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Martinsville Bulldogs took a blow against the Mecklenburg County Phoenix on Thursday, falling 38-6. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while the Phoenix are ranked 127th).
Zacheeus Gooch went supernova for Mecklenburg County, rushing for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Mecklenburg County also got help from Shemareon Rainey, who showed off his sure hands for 101 receiving yards.
Martinsville's loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3. As for Mecklenburg County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Martinsville will square off against Tunstall at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Martinsville is facing Tunstall at the right time seeing as Tunstall is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Mecklenburg County, they will challenge Bassett at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mecklenburg County's defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so Bassett's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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