R.J. Reynolds hasn't had much luck against Mount Tabor recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The R.J. Reynolds Demons will look to defend their home field against the Mount Tabor Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (R.J. Reynolds: 13.8, Mount Tabor: 14.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
R.J. Reynolds' usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Davie offense got past them. R.J. Reynolds took a 32-17 bruising from Davie on Friday. The Demons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although R.J. Reynolds took the loss, they still got scores from John (Mac) Murphy and Joseph (Joe) Crowley.
R.J. Reynolds wouldn't let Davie keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. R.J. Reynolds can thank Gavin Searcy and Jamarian (JP) Pauling for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Mount Tabor faced West Forsyth in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Mount Tabor walked away with a 27-17 victory over West Forsyth. The win was nothing new for the Spartans as they're now sitting on three straight.
Mount Tabor's defense made their presence known, laying out Riley Horton. seven times. West Forsyth's QB won't forget Divory Puryear anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Malik Garrison was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
R.J. Reynolds' loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Mount Tabor, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
R.J. Reynolds won a contest that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in September of 2023, slipping by Mount Tabor 29-28. Will R.J. Reynolds repeat their success, or does Mount Tabor have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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