South Davidson vs Winston Salem Atkins

[BlackKnightNut]

A matchup of two teams with bad history, but both have at least won a game this season. Atkins beat Central Davidson who is on a long losing streak, and probably will have better athletes than South. I hope South can keep things going and get another win, but that may have to wait for the other bottom YVC teams.

 

[Slasher Killer]

We've played Atkins since 2015 and they are in our conference now (we open conference play with them actually,) they've improved a ton since then. Hamlin their HC's litterally rebuilt them from the ashes up as their program was pretty much nuked to the bottom after the 2014 season.

I think Atkins will probably win here but South I can see playing with them. Atkins has a ton of seniors and some athletes. The QB's played varsity 3 years (a lot of their kids had too,) they took their licks in 2015 especially but they have improved each year. The ? is how much.
They had an easy win over Central Davidson; largely due CD's mistakes. They fumbled a ton and turned it over a lot; anyone can win with turnovers. The last 2 games have been blowouts.

This will be a test for Atkins to see how much they come along. They will be the favorites here; but can their offense do it's job and defense keep South in check? South can play with Atkins; I really think they can. Atkins has it's faults. Firstly their pass defense has been suspect this year; RJR showed that especially. Their lineplay has been hit and miss too. They struggled last year with maintaining gaps. They used to run it all the time but after getting shut out a ton they went to the pass and have been more sucessful. South's gotta stop it.

Hope this becomes a recruring series for both teams.