Football Game Preview: Lake Norman Wildcats vs. Weddington Warriors + How To Watch

The Lake Norman Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Weddington Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Lake Norman is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down East Forsyth 28-14. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Wildcats were the (much) better team in the second half.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lake Norman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kaden Craft, who rushed for 53 yards and one score, and also threw for 100 yards and one TD. Another rusher making a difference was Jayden Nordtveit, who rushed for 97 yards and one touchdown.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Lake Norman proved: they limited East Forsyth to a paltry 3.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Reed Joyce for the heroic effort on defense: he. The dominant display was nothing new: Lake Norman has now limited their opponent to fewer and fewer yards per carry in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Weddington entered their tilt with Marvin Ridge on Friday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They took their game with ease, bagging a 63-0 victory over the Mavericks. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Warriors' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Mavericks are ranked 66th).

A big part of Weddington's win came down to the chemistry between Walker Powell and his top target Paxton Ladner. Powell threw for 148 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 90% of his passes while Ladner rushed for 11 yards and one score. Those 148 passing yards gave Powell a new career-high.

Lake Norman's record is now 8-3. As for Weddington, their record now sits at 10-1.