Fike lost against Southern Nash back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Fike Demons were outmatched by the Southern Nash Firebirds on the road and fell 58-24. The Demons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-6.
Despite the defeat, Fike had strong showings from Cameron Pittman, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown, and Josiah Artis, who picked up 89 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Fike also got a significant boost from Jerimiah Peart, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 87 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Fike and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Southern Nash, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Fike will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on West Johnston at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th. As for Southern Nash, they will square off against Southern Alamance at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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