Football Preview: Knightdale Knights vs. Enloe Eagles
Knightdale is 7-2 against Enloe since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Knightdale Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Enloe Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Knightdale is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Knightdale's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against New Bern on Friday. They had to suffer through a 37-0 loss at the hands of the Bears. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Bears are ranked 68th).
Meanwhile, Enloe never let their opponents score last Friday. They breezed by Green Hope on the road to the tune of 42-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Gavin Miles was a one-man wrecking crew for Enloe as he rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Miles has posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Robey Keys, who threw for 193 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Enloe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Enloe'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 Ryan Person and Joshua Patterson.
Knightdale's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Enloe, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Knightdale came up short against Enloe in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 12-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Miles, who rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown. Now that Knightdale knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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