Football Preview: Walkertown Wolfpack vs. North Forsyth Vikings
The Walkertown Wolfpack will venture away from home to square off against the North Forsyth Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Walkertown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26 points per game this season.
Walkertown's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 23-0 margin over Morehead. Given the Wolfpack's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Panthers are ranked 284th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Walkertown's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cam Kelly, who rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown. Kelly is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 103 every time he's taken the field this season. Mitrend Curry was another key receiver, picking up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Walkertown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, North Forsyth came up short against West Stokes on Friday and fell 30-21. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Walkertown pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for North Forsyth, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Walkertown might still be hurting after the 23-0 defeat they got from North Forsyth in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Walkertown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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