Football Preview: Maiden Blue Devils vs. East Burke Cavaliers
Maiden has gone 5-0 against East Burke recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Maiden Blue Devils will look to defend their home field against the East Burke Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. Maiden will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Thursday, Maiden got the win against St. Stephens by a conclusive 29-6. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Indians are ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Raheim Misher was a one-man wrecking crew for Maiden as he picked up 135 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Misher showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 59 yards. Another player making a difference was Grant Lawing, who threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes.
Meanwhile, East Burke came out on top against Draughn last Friday by a score of 12-7 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
East Burke's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Darren Hammons, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown, and Zayne Newman, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Hammons a new career-high in rushing yards.
East Burke'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 Zac Bennett and Nathan Rees.
Maiden now has a winning record of 2-1. As for East Burke, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-2.
Maiden strolled past East Burke when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 36-22. Will Maiden repeat their success, or does East Burke have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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