The Martinsville Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Mecklenburg County Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Martinsville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Martinsville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Dan River with a sharp 33-9 win on Friday.
Meanwhile, Mecklenburg County earned a 14-7 victory over Lunenburg Central on Friday.
Mecklenburg County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Savion Johnson led the charge by rushing for 101 yards on only ten carries. Alvian Lewis also helped out with an impressive 92 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Mecklenburg County's defense and their three sacks. Javontae Haskins was especially locked on to Lunenburg Central's QB and sacked him twice. Haskins also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
The win got Martinsville back to even at 2-2. As for Mecklenburg County, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Martinsville suffered a grim 25-0 defeat to Mecklenburg County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Martinsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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