Football Preview: Louisburg Warriors vs. J.F. Webb Warriors
The Louisburg Warriors will square off against the J.F. Webb Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Louisburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 38-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of Vance County. 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 295th, while the Vipers are ranked 134th).
Despite the defeat, Louisburg got top-tier performance from Mikah Mcknight, who rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes. Mcknight has become a key player for Louisburg: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Dondre Allen, who gained 93 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, J.F. Webb was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Southern School of Energy and Sustainability at home and fell 40-8.
Even though they lost, J.F. Webb was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Louisburg's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for J.F. Webb, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Louisburg beat J.F. Webb 21-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was J.F. Webb's Maurtice Roberts, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 133 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Louisburg to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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