Roanoke Rapids will challenge Granville Central on the road at 7:00 PM on Friday. After both teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one of them is set up to suffer a discouraging change of fortune.
Roanoke Rapids made easy work of Weldon last week and carried off a 30-0 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 20-0.
Meanwhile, everything went Granville Central's way against KIPP Pride as the squad secured a 35-0 victory. The Granville Central offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the match anyway.
Their wins bumped Granville Central to 2-0 and Roanoke Rapids to 2-1. In their win, Roanoke Rapids relied heavily on junior David Taylor, who rushed for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns; a key strategy for Granville Central will lie in finding a way to minimize his impact.
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