Football Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Wake Forest + How To Watch

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

10/03/25 vs Vance County	53
10/10/25 @ East Wake	42
09/12/25 @ Wakefield	35
10/17/25 vs Knightdale	24

Wake Forest extended their winning streak to three on Friday, bumping them up to 4-4. Everything went their way against the Knightdale Knights as they made off with a 48-24 win. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won four matchups by 24 points or more so far this season.

Micah Olu continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 233 yards and five TDs while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also picking up 73 receiving yards and one touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 102 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Landen Perry, who rushed for 120 yards and one score on only six carries.

Wake Forest's run defense was locked in: Knightdale could only muster 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Matthew Nolte for the heroic effort on defense: he. Wake Forest's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.74 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 8.23 on average over their last five games.

Wake Forest's defense didn't let Jamel Perry, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. Josiah Sturdivant was especially locked on to Knightdale's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in the Knights' side was Xavier Taylor, who picked up a sack, made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended one pass.

As for Knightdale, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6. The defeat continues a trend for them in their meetings with Wake Forest: they've now lost nine in a row.

Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Perry, who threw for 334 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 31 yards. Perry has become a key player for Knightdale: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 300 passing yards, but 0-5 otherwise. The Knights' leading receiver Le'Eric Cooper was Perry's top target yet again, picking up 107 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.

Wake Forest wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 23-7 victory against Franklinton on the 24th. As for Knightdale, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 32-23 loss against Heritage on the 24th.