Ayden - Grifton has gone 6-1 against North Lenoir recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Ayden - Grifton Chargers will host the North Lenoir Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Ayden - Grifton is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Ayden - Grifton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Pamlico County, posting a 47-14 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Chargers just coasted through the last quarter.
Ayden - Grifton got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was EJ Ruffin out in front who picked up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Another passer making a difference was Nate Brooks, who threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes.
Ayden - Grifton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 378 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 94.6 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 209.
Ayden - Grifton wouldn't let Pamlico County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ayden - Grifton can thank Gasiah Dixon and Kam Hudson for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, North Lenoir fell victim to Kinston and their airtight defense two weeks ago. They had to suffer through a 46-0 loss at the hands of the Vikings. The loss continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now lost eight in a row.
Ayden - Grifton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.4 points per game. As for North Lenoir, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Ayden - Grifton didn't have too much breathing room in their match against North Lenoir when the teams last played back in April of 2021, but they still walked away with a 21-15 victory. Will Ayden - Grifton repeat their success, or does North Lenoir have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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