The Asheboro Blue Comets will challenge the Randleman Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Asheboro took a loss when they played away from home back in August, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 17-10 win over Providence Grove.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to QUINCEY LEE and he. LEE rushed for 24 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 24 yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made six total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Randleman put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Union Pines 21-7. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Vikings are ranked 147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Randleman can attribute much of their success to Daylan Atkins, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Atkins a new career-high in rushing yards. Brayden Gladden did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 117 receiving yards.
Asheboro's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Randleman, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Asheboro was taken down by Randleman 53-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Randleman's John Kirkpatrick, who threw for 310 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Asheboro knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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