Football Preview: Western Alamance Warriors vs. Eastern Alamance Eagles
Western Alamance and Eastern Alamance are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Western Alamance Warriors will be playing at home against the Eastern Alamance Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Western Alamance has four straight wins, Eastern Alamance has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Western Alamance didn't have too much trouble with Orange on the road as they won 24-7. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Panthers are ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Western Alamance found their leader in underclassman Ethan Oakley, who threw for 233 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 39 yards. The dominant performance gave Oakley a new career-high in rushing yards.
Eastern Alamance might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 45-14 to Reidsville, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Eastern Alamance might have lost, but man, Tyrek Samuel was a machine: he rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown. Samuel showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 65 yards.
Western Alamance's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Eastern Alamance, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Western Alamance ended up a good deal behind Eastern Alamance in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, losing 28-14. Will Western Alamance have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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