Football Preview: Oakwood Panthers vs. Iredell Dragons
The Oakwood Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Iredell Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Oakwood knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Iredell likes a good challenge.
Oakwood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 63-24 victory over Gold-Burg. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 26 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Iredell). They pulled ahead with a 91-90 photo finish over Strawn on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Dragons as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Iredell pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points per game. As for Oakwood, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Oakwood was taken down by Iredell 54-8 in their previous meeting back in November of 2017. Can Oakwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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