Football Preview: North Iredell Raiders vs. Foard Tigers
North Iredell is 3-0 against Foard since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The North Iredell Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Foard Tigers at 7:30 p.m. North Iredell will be strutting in after a victory while Foard will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row dating back to last season, North Iredell finally turned things around against Mountain Island Charter on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 21-7 win over the Raptors.
North Iredell's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kaleb Sales, who rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and HAROLD Jackson, who rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown. Sales is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 123 every time he's taken the field this season.
North Iredell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 267 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Foard was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They fell to West Lincoln 27-21. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Rebels are ranked 113th).
North Iredell's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Foard, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for North Iredell against Foard in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 33-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Iredell since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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