Football Game Preview: Erwin Warriors vs. Smoky Mountain Mustangs

By Team Reports Nov 19, 2024, 1:21am

Football Preview: Erwin Warriors vs. Smoky Mountain Mustangs

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Erwin is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Smoky Mountain is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Erwin Warriors will welcome the Smoky Mountain Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Erwin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 44.3 points per game this season.

Erwin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 56-25 victory over Parkwood. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won five contests by 31 points or more so far this season.

A big part of Erwin's win came down to the chemistry between Caden Ingle and his top target Lawson Reynolds. Ingle threw for 373 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt while Reynolds gained 209 total yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Reynolds is now averaging an impressive 101.9 receiving yards per game. Amarion Smith helped Ingle out on the ground, rushing for 136 yards on only 14 carries.

Meanwhile, Smoky Mountain hadn't done well against Pisgah recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Smoky Mountain came out on top against Pisgah by a score of 27-14.

Erwin's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Smoky Mountain, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.

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