After each having a week off, the Gray's Creek Bears and the Purnell Swett Rams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gray's Creek has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 160 points over their last three matchups.
Two weeks ago, Gray's Creek came up short against Pine Forest and fell 61-49. The loss was the Bears' first of the season.
Gray's Creek might have lost, but man, Ezekiel Reed was a machine: he rushed for 243 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown. Reed got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 73 yards. Another back making a difference was Alphonso Myers, who rushed for 170 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Gray's Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 476 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Purnell Swett didn't have too much trouble with Red Springs at home two weeks ago as they won 21-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
The critical scores for Purnell Swett came from Richard Lyon, Devon Jacobs, and Raymond Cummings.
Having lost for the first time this season, Gray's Creek fell to 2-1. As for Purnell Swett, their victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1.
Gray's Creek couldn't quite finish off Purnell Swett in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 42-39. Will Gray's Creek have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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