Football Preview: West Mecklenburg Hawks vs. Mallard Creek Mavericks
West Mecklenburg hasn't had much luck against Mallard Creek recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The West Mecklenburg Hawks will be playing at home against the Mallard Creek Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. West Mecklenburg will be strutting in after a win while Mallard Creek will be coming in after a loss.
West Mecklenburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Hopewell, posting a 33-6 victory on the road. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Hawks as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Sam Cheeseboro had an outrageously good game as he threw for 242 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown. Jayden Jenkins was Cheeseboro's top target, picking up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Mecklenburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Mallard Creek faced Hough in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Mallard Creek took a blow against Hough, falling 33-0. The Mavericks were red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than 31 points in the three matches prior) but the Huskies' defense proved too tough.
West Mecklenburg's victory bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Mallard Creek, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 6-2 record.
West Mecklenburg might still be hurting after the 33-7 loss they got from Mallard Creek in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can West Mecklenburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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