North Lenoir is 1-6 against Ayden - Grifton since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The North Lenoir Hawks will take on the Ayden - Grifton Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully North Lenoir focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up seven two weeks ago.
North Lenoir's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Kinston two weeks ago. They were outmatched by the Vikings on the road and fell 46-0. Having soared to a lofty 47 points in the game before, the Hawks' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Ayden - Grifton waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Hurricanes 47-14. The Chargers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ayden - Grifton to victory, but perhaps none more so than EJ Ruffin, who picked up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Another passer making a difference was Nate Brooks, who threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes.
Ayden - Grifton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 378 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 94.6 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 209.
Ayden - Grifton wouldn't let Pamlico County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ayden - Grifton can thank Gasiah Dixon and Kam Hudson for forcing both of them.
Ayden - Grifton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.4 points per game. As for North Lenoir, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
North Lenoir came up short against Ayden - Grifton when the teams last played back in April of 2021, falling 21-15. Can North Lenoir avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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