Football Preview: South Iredell Vikings vs. Mooresville Blue Devils
South Iredell has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Mooresville Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Iredell will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Hickory Ridge, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. South Iredell managed a 32-27 win over Hickory Ridge on Friday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Ragin' Bulls are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tyler Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 170 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 69 yards. Brody Hunt was Johnson's top target, picking up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
South Iredell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jake Garwood and Q Govan. Garwood is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. South Iredell got some further help from Shephard Kappel: he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Mooresville came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 56.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 18-6. The 18-point effort marked the Blue Devils' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Mooresville came from Ja'Darius Mccombs and Brody Norman.
South Iredell's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Mooresville, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Johnson and Norman. Johnson has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 156 passing yards and has 9 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Norman has averaged 191.8 passing yards and has 11 passing touchdowns on the season.
South Iredell was taken down by Mooresville 45-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will South Iredell have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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