The Mount Tabor Spartans will take on the Glenn Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Mount Tabor's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games.
Mount Tabor's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Atkins, posting a 35-0 win. The Spartans' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Mount Tabor's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Angelo Moreno Jr led the charge by rushing for 26 yards and one score, while also picking up 48 receiving yards. Trey Cutler made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Mount Tabor proved: they limited Atkins to a paltry 1.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Jayden Smith for the heroic effort on defense: he. Mount Tabor's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.85 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 7.17 on average over their last five games.
Mount Tabor didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cutler and Tre Moye. Cutler got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Glenn played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Oak Grove, falling 40-19. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 89th).
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Brady Robinson and Grayson Treadway. Treadway had a great game and threw for 197 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes. Meanwhile, Robinson was balling out in the loss, throwing for 282 yards and a pair of TDs.
Mount Tabor's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-5. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.0 points over those games. As for Glenn, they now also have a losing record of 4-5.
Everything came up roses for Mount Tabor against Glenn in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 51-6 victory. In that game, the Spartans amassed a halftime lead of 33-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
