Football Preview: McMichael Phoenix vs. Walkertown Wolfpack
The McMichael Phoenix will square off against the Walkertown Wolfpack at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. McMichael's offense hasn't had much luck over their past four contests, but Friday's match will give them a chance to turn things around.
McMichael's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against West Stokes on Friday. They took a blow against the Wildcats, falling 49-0. 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 347th, while the Wildcats are ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, Walkertown entered their matchup against Reidsville on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Walkertown took a 41-26 bruising from Reidsville. It was the first time this season that the Wolfpack let down their fans at home.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Cam Kelly and Jariel Cobb. Cobb had a great game and gained 279 total yards and five touchdowns. Meanwhile, Kelly was balling out in the loss, rushing for 167 yards and two touchdowns.
McMichael's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Walkertown, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2.
McMichael and Walkertown were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but McMichael suffered an agonizing 28-27 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Walkertown's Mitrend Curry, who rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns. Now that McMichael knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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