East Surry proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 39) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the North Surry Greyhounds , sneaking past 27-24. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cardinals have posted since August 23rd.
Luke Bruner went supernova for East Surry, rushing for 122 yards and three touchdowns.
North Surry lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Fisher Leftwich, who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns. North Surry also got help from Owen McMillian, who showed off his sure hands for 97 receiving yards.
The victory (which was East Surry's sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.0 points per game. As for North Surry, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-3.
East Surry wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 49-0 win against West Wilkes on the 8th. As for North Surry, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on East Rutherford at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th. East Rutherford is coming into the contest with four straight victories on the road, so North Surry will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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