Cleveland is 4-0 against Southeast Raleigh since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cleveland Rams will host the Southeast Raleigh Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Cleveland's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Cleveland on the road against Willow Spring as the team secured a 42-12 victory. Considering the Rams have won six matches by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jackson Byrd continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 290 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 61 yards and two touchdowns. Malachi Thomas was Byrd's top target, picking up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Cleveland wouldn't let Willow Spring keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Darrell Herriott, Cameron Melvin, and Jaylen King picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, King is now averaging an impressive 5.1 total tackles per game. Sawyer Lowe was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Southeast Raleigh entered their contest against Garner on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Southeast Raleigh took a 19-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Garner. It was the first time this season that the Bulldogs let down their fans at home.
Ty Powell put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 235 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (104 yards to be exact) went to Adam Saunders.
Cleveland's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Southeast Raleigh, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Cleveland has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 286.7 passing yards per game. Southeast Raleigh, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 215.7 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Cleveland against Southeast Raleigh when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 51-6 victory. Does Cleveland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southeast Raleigh turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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