Reidsville has gone 9-0 against Rockingham County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Reidsville Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rockingham County Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rockingham County is hoping to do what Page couldn't on Friday: put an end to Reidsville's winning streak (dating back to last season), which now stands at 14 games. Reidsville blew past Page 41-21. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Pirates are ranked 83rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Reidsville can attribute much of their success to Jariel Cobb, who gained 278 total yards and three touchdowns, and Dionte Neal, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Cobb got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of59 yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Frankie Galloway, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Reidsville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Rockingham County didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Morehead on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 13-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Reidsville pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Rockingham County, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Reidsville was able to grind out a solid win over Rockingham County in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, winning 28-19. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Rockingham County's BRICE BAKER, who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 148 yards on 13 of 21 attempts. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Reidsville to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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