Northern Durham is 6-1 against Person since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northern Durham Knights will head out to face off against the Person Rockets at 7:00 p.m.
Northern Durham is leaving town to face Person after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Northern Durham took a blow against Lee County last Friday, falling 56-12. The Knights just can't catch a break and have now endured five defeats in a row dating back to last season.
Although Northern Durham took the loss, they still got scores from Damien Bostic and Elijah Smith.
Meanwhile, Person made easy work of Halifax County on Friday and carried off a 29-9 win. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 110th in North Carolina, while the Comets are ranked 234th in Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northern Durham ended up a good deal behind Person in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, losing 35-19. Can Northern Durham avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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