Two dominant backs in Tylik Harrell and Jaylen Wilkerson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Rocky Mount Gryphons will take on the South Granville Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Rocky Mount is headed into Friday's game hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They took a 31-18 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northern Nash two weeks ago. While losing is never fun, the Gryphons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Knights are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and South Granville had no trouble coming through when it counted. They came out on top against Western Alamance by a score of 20-12 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
South Granville picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 5-6. As for Rocky Mount, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Everything came up roses for Rocky Mount against South Granville in their previous meeting back in August of 2016, as the squad secured a 48-0 victory. Will the Gryphons repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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