Football Preview: East Wake Warriors vs. C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons
The East Wake Warriors will face off against the C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
East Wake took a loss when they played away from home on September 6th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Southern Wayne 48-6 at home. The Warriors pushed the score to 41-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Saints had no chance of recovering from.
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. East Wake also got help from Jamal Taybron, who showed off his sure hands for 86 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, C.B. Aycock put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Hunt for the full four quarters, racking up a 54-14 win at home. Given the Golden Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Warriors are ranked 217th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Caleb Frederick continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, 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. Ricky Elliott also helped out as he racked up 219 rushing yards.
Another reason for the win was C.B. Aycock's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. MarShaun McCullen was especially locked on to Hunt's QB and sacked him twice. McCullen 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.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, C.B. Aycock was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 423 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory got East Wake back to even at 2-2. As for C.B. Aycock, their record now sits at 4-0.
East Wake came up short against C.B. Aycock in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 10-0. Can East Wake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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