Football Recap: McMichael Phoenix vs. Walkertown Wolfpack
McMichael lost against Walkertown back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The McMichael Phoenix were dealt a 38-6 defeat at the hands of the Walkertown Wolfpack. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 349th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 93rd).
Walkertown's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cam Kelly led the charge by rushing for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also picking up 104 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kelly is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Mitrend Curry also helped out as he racked up 169 receiving yards.
McMichael dropped their record down to 1-8 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Walkertown, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
McMichael will head out on the road to take on T.W. Andrews at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. McMichael is facing T.W. Andrews at the right time seeing as T.W. Andrews is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Walkertown, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against West Stokes at 7:30 p.m. West Stokes will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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