After each having a week off, the Western Alamance Warriors and the Southeast Alamance Stallions will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Western Alamance barely beat Person the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Warriors breezed past the Rockets to the tune of 46-16 last Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Rockets: they've now won nine in a row.
Western Alamance didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dawson Boysel and Jayden Jones. Western Alamance received some extra help from Riley Poteat, whose fumble return for a touchdown made for one of the most unforgettable moments.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Southeast Alamance, who bounced back after a loss on the road on September 12th. They really took it to Cummings for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-8 win. With the Stallions ahead 28-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Southeast Alamance's win came from a few key players Western Alamance will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tyler Jackson, who threw for 192 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also punched in one score on the ground. DJ Callis helped Jackson out on the ground, rushing for 129 yards and one TD on only seven carries.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Southeast Alamance proved: they limited Cummings to a paltry 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Aiden Pak for the heroic effort on defense: he. Southeast Alamance didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 13.4.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Southeast Alamance, adding 12 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Josh Gant, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Western Alamance's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Southeast Alamance, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.
