Football Preview: McDowell Titans vs. Erwin Warriors
McDowell hasn't had much luck against Erwin recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The McDowell Titans will venture away from home to face off against the Erwin Warriors at 7:00 p.m. McDowell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.5 points per game this season.
McDowell is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Asheville on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. McDowell had to suffer through a 56-14 loss at the hands of Asheville. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Cougars are ranked 46th).
Although McDowell took the loss, they still got scores from Oakley Keaton and Hunter Pittman.
Meanwhile, Erwin entered their tilt with T.C. Roberson on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They secured a 26-21 W over the Rams. The 26-point effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
This is the second loss in a row for McDowell and nudges their season record down to 1-5. As for Erwin, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
McDowell suffered a grim 64-38 defeat to Erwin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can McDowell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
