The Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls are taking a road trip to face off against the Cox Mill Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hickory Ridge is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Berry on Friday. The Ragin' Bulls' defense stepped up to hand the Cardinals a 17-0 shutout.
Hickory Ridge can attribute much of their success to Johnny Hailey, who rushed for 107 yards and one TD.

Bryson Kimble
| 10/03/25 @ Berry | 6 |
| 09/26/25 vs West Cabarrus | 10 |
| 09/19/25 vs Central Cabarrus | 5 |
| 09/12/25 vs Parkwood | 10 |
| 09/05/25 @ South Iredell | 5 |
| 08/22/25 @ Providence | 8 |
Hickory Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bryson Kimble and Kennis Kimble. Bryson is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Cox Mill posted their closest victory since October 25, 2024 on Friday. They skirted past Central Cabarrus 17-14. The Chargers haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Nemiah Richardson and Juice Hall. Richardson rushed for 79 yards and one score on only ten carries while Hall rushed for 78 yards and one touchdown. Sione Latimore did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 81 receiving yards.
The victory got Cox Mill back to even at 3-3. As for Hickory Ridge, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-4.
Hickory Ridge couldn't quite finish off Cox Mill in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 and fell 38-35. Can the Ragin' Bulls avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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