Football Preview: Lake Norman Wildcats vs. South Iredell Vikings
Lake Norman is on a three-game streak of home wins, while South Iredell is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lake Norman Wildcats will welcome the South Iredell Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Lake Norman got the win against Cox Mill by a conclusive 35-10. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 26.6 points per game.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jayden Nordtveit and he. Nordtveit rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Mozes Morris a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, after only nine points in their last game, South Iredell made sure to put some points up on the board against A.L. Brown on Friday. Everything went South Iredell's way against A.L. Brown as South Iredell made off with a 38-17 win. With the Vikings ahead 31-3 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
It was another big night for Tyler Johnson, who threw for 143 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 60 yards on only seven carries. He has become a key player for South Iredell: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise. Landon Mcclain also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Lake Norman is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for South Iredell, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Lake Norman strolled past South Iredell when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 24-10. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Johnson, who rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lake Norman still be able to contain Johnson? There's only one way to find out.
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