Football Preview: Maiden Blue Devils vs. Lincolnton Wolves
Maiden is 8-2 against Lincolnton since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Maiden Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lincolnton Wolves at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Maiden sitting on three straight victories and Lincolnton on four.
Maiden's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 28-0 win over Bunker Hill at home. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won five matches by 23 points or more so far this season.
Among those leading the charge was Josh Stover, who picked up 149 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 53 yards.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Lincolnton on the road against East Burke on Friday as the team secured a 38-0 victory. With that win, the Wolves brought their scoring average up to 26.6 points per game.
Treylen Bost and Rashad Lynch were among the main playmakers for Lincolnton as the former rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry and the latter threw for 266 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. Bost has become a key player for Lincolnton: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincolnton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 235 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Lincolnton's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Jalaythan ?JJ? Mayfield with two sacks.
Maiden has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Lincolnton, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Maiden skirted past Lincolnton 37-34 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lincolnton's Andre Bost, who rushed for 228 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Maiden to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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