Southern Nash won the last time they faced South Granville, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Southern Nash Firebirds were the clear victor by a 40-14 margin over the South Granville Vikings. Given the Firebirds' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Vikings are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southern Nash was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 363 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 247 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Southern Nash's defense and their three sacks. Christopher Julius Harris was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Although South Granville took the loss, they still got scores from Jamari Ray and Kaiden Curtis.
Southern Nash's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for South Granville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Southern Nash will be playing in front of their home fans against Fike at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Fike focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Thursday. As for South Granville, they are taking a road trip to face off against Knightdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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