Football Recap: West Lincoln Rebels vs. East Burke Cavaliers
West Lincoln won the last time they faced East Burke, and things went their way on Friday too. The West Lincoln Rebels came out on top against the East Burke Cavaliers by a score of 13-6. The 13-point effort marked the Rebels' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
West Lincoln was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Despite the loss, East Burke still got an impressive performance from Cannon Morrison, who rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Morrison a new career-high in rushing yards.
West Lincoln has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for East Burke, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
West Lincoln will square off against Lincolnton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Lincolnton sitting on five straight victories and West Lincoln on three. As for East Burke, they will take on West Caldwell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. West Caldwell is coming into the matchup with four straight defeats on the road, meaning East Burke will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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