Football Recap: West Iredell Warriors vs. West Wilkes Blackhawks
West Iredell won the last time they faced West Wilkes, and things went their way on Thursday too. The West Iredell Warriors took down the West Wilkes Blackhawks 37-22. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
West Iredell can attribute much of their success to Alijah Williams, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 81 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in rushing yards. Jermaine Cornelius also helped with two touchdowns in total.
West Iredell's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB seven times. In that department, Thian Stevenson was the leader with three sacks. West Iredell got some further help from Ex-Avier Peet: he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
West Iredell now has a winning record of 2-1. As for West Wilkes, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Iredell will venture away from home to challenge St. Stephens at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for West Wilkes, they will head out on the road to face off against Forbush at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are at an even 3-3 against one another since August of 2017, but likely not for long.
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