Football Preview: Weddington Warriors vs. Porter Ridge Pirates
Weddington is 6-0 against Porter Ridge since August of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Weddington Warriors and the Porter Ridge Pirates are set to duel. Weddington will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Weddington is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Chapel Hill for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-0 victory on the road. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Tigers are ranked 250th), the result back in September wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Porter Ridge was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 22-21 to Marvin Ridge. The contest marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Weddington's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Porter Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Everything went Weddington's way against Porter Ridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Weddington made off with a 36-12 victory. Will Weddington repeat their success, or does Porter Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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