North Surry is on a three-game streak of home wins, while East Rutherford is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The North Surry Greyhounds will square off against the East Rutherford Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Surry is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.9 points per game this season.
North Surry is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering East Surry just ended the team's five-game winning streak two weeks ago. They fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 27-24. The Greyhounds gained 51 more yards on the day, but it was the Cardinals that made the best use of them.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Fisher Leftwich, who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns. Owen McMillian also helped out with an impressive 97 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, East Rutherford never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 54-0 victory over Chase. Considering the Cavaliers have won six matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Brandon Pinkerton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 143 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Landon Flynn was another key player, throwing for 309 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes.
North Surry's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-3. As for East Rutherford, their record now sits at 6-3.
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