Football Preview: West Caldwell Warriors vs. Hibriten Panthers
West Caldwell hasn't had much luck against Hibriten recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The West Caldwell Warriors will square off against the Hibriten Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
West Caldwell is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They fell 28-19 to West Iredell.
Although West Caldwell took the loss, they still got scores from Jay Maxwell and Joshton Blankenship.
West Caldwell's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Maxwell. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Meanwhile, Hibriten couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a blow against Hickory last Friday, falling 48-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Red Tornadoes are ranked 12th).
West Caldwell was dealt a bruising 50-7 loss at the hands of Hibriten when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point West Caldwell was down 30-7.
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