The Orange Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Williams Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Orange has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Williams will come in with four straight victories.
Last Friday, Orange ended up a good deal behind Western Alamance and lost 24-7. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Warriors are ranked 97th).
Meanwhile, Williams earned a 38-29 win over Southern Alamance on Friday.
It was another big night for Dan Mahan, who rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Amarion Richmond, who rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
Orange's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Williams, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Orange suffered a grim 28-3 defeat to Williams in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Richmond, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Now that Orange knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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