Southwest Guilford has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to face off against the Northern Guilford Nighthawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Things were looking good for Southwest Guilford after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 43-20 to Western Guilford. While losing is never fun, the Cowboys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Hornets are ranked 114th).
Meanwhile, Northern Guilford put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Southeast Guilford onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. The six-point effort marked the Nighthawks' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Northern Guilford's defense and their seven sacks. It was truly a group effort as Jude Kyser, Noah Smith, and Parker Peters picked up two apiece. Smith is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Chance Crews was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 18 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Southwest Guilford's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Northern Guilford, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Southwest Guilford ended up a good deal behind Northern Guilford when the teams last played back in September of 2023, losing 38-20. Can Southwest Guilford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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