Eastern Alamance is 7-2 against Southern Alamance since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Eastern Alamance Eagles will square off against the Southern Alamance Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastern Alamance is coming into the match on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Person 22-21.
It was another big night for Tyrek Samuel, who rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Southern Alamance waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They claimed a resounding 42-14 victory over the Panthers on the road. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Panthers are ranked 262nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southern Alamance didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Drake Davis, Jayden Brown, Justin Donley, and Kater Cornwell picked up one apiece. Davis also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 104.
Eastern Alamance's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Southern Alamance, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3.
Eastern Alamance came up short against Southern Alamance in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 14-7. Thankfully for Eastern Alamance, Logan Foust (who rushed for 265 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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