Football Preview: North Lincoln Knights vs. West Iredell Warriors
The North Lincoln Knights and the West Iredell Warriors are set to duel on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Lincoln has three straight wins, West Iredell has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If North Lincoln beats West Iredell with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. North Lincoln claimed a resounding 42-7 victory over Foard at home. That 35 point margin sets a new team best for the Knights this season.
Landen Agee continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also picking up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch Another player making a difference was Eli Sipe, who threw for 104 yards and a touchdown on perfect 5-for-5 passing.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Lincoln was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in 18 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a win for West Iredell just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 76-10 defeat at the hands of Hickory. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Red Tornadoes are ranked 11th).
North Lincoln's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for West Iredell, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for North Lincoln against West Iredell in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 38-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Lincoln since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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