Riverside-Durham extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to eight on Friday, dropping them down to 0-7. They had to suffer through a 49-14 loss at the hands of the Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 335th, while the Spartans are ranked 124th).
Taylen Lea threw for 122 yards and one touchdown. Leighton Lascallette was his top target, picking up 48 receiving yards.
As for Southern School of Energy and Sustainability, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 14 points in those games.
Kamari Holloway was his usual excellent self, rushing for 209 yards and a pair of TDs on only 15 carries. Those 209 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Dillon, who rushed for 35 yards and one score.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Riverside-Durham is set to take on their familiar foe East Chapel Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Southern School of Energy and Sustainability will face off against rival Hillside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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