Football Preview: South Iredell Vikings vs. A.L. Brown Wonders
The South Iredell Vikings will head out on the road to take on the A.L. Brown Wonders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
South Iredell is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 49 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Davie County on Friday. They took a 15-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the War Eagles.
Meanwhile, A.L. Brown came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 20-10 win over the Wolverines.
A.L. Brown's win came from a few key players South Iredell will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was AJ Settles, who threw for 139 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. A.L. Brown also got a significant boost from Lemar Grier, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 95 yards.
A.L. Brown's run defense was locked in: West Cabarrus could only muster 1.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Gavin Yow for the heroic effort on defense: he. A.L. Brown's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 3.5.
A.L. Brown's defense didn't let Johnta Harrison, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for six sacks. In that department, Montinez Posey was the leader with 2.5. Another thorn in West Cabarrus' side was Faison Manning, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
South Iredell dropped their record down to 3-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for A.L. Brown, their record now sits at 7-3.
Everything went South Iredell's way against A.L. Brown in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as South Iredell made off with a 38-17 victory. In that contest, the Vikings amassed a halftime lead of 31-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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