Mount Tabor is 6-1 against R.J. Reynolds since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mount Tabor Spartans will square off against the R.J. Reynolds Demons at 7:00 p.m. Mount Tabor will be strutting in after a win while R.J. Reynolds will be coming in after a defeat.
Mount Tabor is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: West Forsyth, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Mount Tabor was ranked 12th). Mount Tabor came out on top against West Forsyth by a score of 27-17 on Friday. The victory was familiar territory for the Spartans who have now won three matches in a row.
Mount Tabor wouldn't let West Forsyth keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Matthias Banks, John Coles, and Coles picked up one apiece. Malik Garrison was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, R.J. Reynolds has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 13.75 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 32-17 to Davie. The Demons haven't had much luck with the War Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Although R.J. Reynolds took the loss, they still got scores from John (Mac) Murphy and Joseph (Joe) Crowley.
Mount Tabor's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for R.J. Reynolds, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Mount Tabor and R.J. Reynolds were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but Mount Tabor suffered an agonizing 29-28 defeat. Can Mount Tabor avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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