The Page Pirates will venture away from home to square off against the Northern Guilford Nighthawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Page took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They slipped by Western Guilford 28-27. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Pirates were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Northern Guilford put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 17-10 victory over Northwest Guilford.
It was another big night for Dwight Hall, who rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Northern Guilford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Northern Guilford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kevin Willoughby and Chance Crews.
Page has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Northern Guilford, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Page didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Northern Guilford in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 25-21 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Page since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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