The Fuquay - Varina Bengals will head out to take on the Cleveland Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fuquay - Varina has given up an average of 25.7 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Fuquay - Varina is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Southeast Raleigh on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Bengals were beaten by the Bulldogs 52-7. The defeat continues a trend for the Bengals in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Cleveland strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They enjoyed a cozy 42-28 victory over South Garner. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Rams' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Titans are ranked 111th).
Fuquay - Varina better focus on containing Kaleb Ferrell and Wyatt Caldwell as the pair were huge in Cleveland's win. Ferrell rushed for 57 yards and three scores, while Caldwell picked up 118 receiving yards and one touchdown.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cleveland's defense and their 11 sacks. Markus Medley led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. Stefon Banks also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with six. Cleveland got some further help from Cameron Melvin: he picked up a sack, made seven total tackles (6.0 for loss), and defended one pass.
Cleveland's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Fuquay - Varina, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Fuquay - Varina suffered a grim 44-21 defeat to Cleveland when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Bengals were down 30-7.
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