The Southern Guilford Storm will face off against the West Rowan Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southern Guilford has given up an average of 33.1 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Southern Guilford is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight games on Friday. They were dealt a 37-0 defeat at the hands of Asheboro. While losing is never fun, the Storm can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Blue Comets are ranked 103rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Rowan). They blew past Salisbury 49-7 on Friday. With that win, the Falcons brought their scoring average up to 27.5 points per game.
West Rowan's win came from a few key players Southern Guilford will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brant Graham, who threw for 203 yards and three TDs on only 13 passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (151.4). Dillon Smith was another key player, picking up 118 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something West Rowan proved: they limited Salisbury to a paltry 1.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Jacob Thurston for the heroic effort on defense: he. West Rowan's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 3.7.
West Rowan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jamih Tucker and Avion Casey. Another thorn in Salisbury's side was Thurston, who picked up a sack, made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended one pass.
The victory made it two in a row for West Rowan and bumps their season record up to 6-4. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 28 points in those games. As for Southern Guilford, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
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