Eastern Guilford is 6-0 against Rockingham County since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Eastern Guilford Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rockingham County Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Guilford will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Eastern Guilford is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on the road on Thursday with ease, bagging a 60-0 victory over High Point Central. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Bison are ranked 363rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Caleb Creech and he. Creech rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries while he rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Steven Murray got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Eastern Guilford's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Murray and Dazarian Daughtry. Patterson Javeon was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing two fumbles, and making three total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Rockingham County won against Southern Guilford last Friday with nine points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Rockingham County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-6 win over Ben L. Smith. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cougars have posted since August 25, 2023.
Eastern Guilford's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Rockingham County, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Eastern Guilford strolled past Rockingham County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-14. Does Eastern Guilford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rockingham County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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