Football Preview: Porter Ridge Pirates vs. South Iredell Vikings
The Porter Ridge Pirates will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the South Iredell Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Porter Ridge is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Rocky River. Porter Ridge claimed a resounding 45-7 victory over Rocky River on the road. With the Pirates ahead 38-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Porter Ridge found their leader in underclassman Keenan Sullivan, who threw for 106 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown. Rai'Shawn Elmore was Sullivan's top target, picking up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, South Iredell gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. Everything went their way against North Iredell as South Iredell made off with a 35-14 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Vikings as it put an end to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Tyler Johnson looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 207 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 53 yards on only seven carries. Brody Hunt was Johnson's top target, picking up 74 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 Kaeden Everheat and D'Keen Glaspy-Mathis. South Iredell got some further help from Shephard Kappel: he picked up 1.5 sacks, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Everything came up roses for Porter Ridge against South Iredell in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 as the team secured a 49-3 win. In that matchup, Porter Ridge amassed a halftime lead of 27-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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