Football Preview: C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons vs. East Wake Warriors
The C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the East Wake Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
C.B. Aycock is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Hunt at home to the tune of 54-14 on Friday. Fans of the Golden Falcons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Caleb Frederick was his usual excellent self, rushing for 199 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 116 rushing yards per game. Another rusher making a difference was Ricky Elliott, who rushed for 219 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.5 yards per carry.
C.B. Aycock's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jasaan Williams and Jeremiah Hendricks. MarShaun McCullen was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, C.B. Aycock was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 423 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
East Wake never got on the board in their matchup on September 6th, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Southern Wayne last Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 48-6 win over the Saints. With the Warriors ahead 28-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
East Wake can attribute much of their success to Maurice Maloy, who threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and Khalee Batts, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns. Jamal Taybron also helped out with an impressive 86 receiving yards.
C.B. Aycock's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for East Wake, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Thursday's contest might be decided in the trenches. C.B. Aycock has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 326 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for East Wake, though, as they've been averaging only 82. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
C.B. Aycock was able to grind out a solid victory over East Wake in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 10-0. Does C.B. Aycock have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Wake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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