North Edgecombe hasn't had much luck against Tarboro recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The North Edgecombe Warriors will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Tarboro Vikings at 7:00 p.m.
North Edgecombe is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They had to suffer through a 62-0 loss at the hands of SouthWest Edgecombe. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 373rd, while the Cougars are ranked 104th).
Meanwhile, while Tarboro put up plenty of points on Thursday, the same can't be said for Hertford County. Tarboro blew past Hertford County, posting a 48-0 victory on the road. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Tarboro's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kamerin Mcdowell-Moore led the charge by rushing for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Mcdowell-Moore got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible53 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Caiden Everette, who gained 108 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tarboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hertford County only rushed for 19.
North Edgecombe was taken down by Tarboro 62-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mcdowell-Moore, who rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns. Now that North Edgecombe knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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