The Asheboro Blue Comets will venture away from home to square off against the Ledford Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Asheboro is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Asheboro will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 28-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against North Davidson on Friday. Asheboro came out on top in a nail-biter against North Davidson , sneaking past 17-14. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Blue Comets as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
The critical scores for Asheboro came from Aiden Robinson and EILJAH WOODLE.
Meanwhile, Ledford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by Oak Grove 58-21. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 58th).
Asheboro's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Ledford, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-5.
Asheboro suffered a grim 48-27 defeat to Ledford when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Asheboro, Alex Sanford (who rushed for 423 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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