Football Recap: Kobe Walker Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Randleman + How To Watch

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Previous Games

08/29/25 - Home	35-14 W
11/01/24 - Home	27-26 W
10/27/23 - Away	22-21 W
10/28/22 - Home	28-13 W
10/29/21 - Away	46-0 W
+ 5 more games

Eastern Randolph barely beat Randleman the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 35-14 win on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won five in a row.

Eastern Randolph's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kobe Walker, who rushed for 159 yards and two scores while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade McCallum, who threw for 112 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only nine passes.

Eastern Randolph's run defense was locked in: Randleman could only muster 1.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Aidan Goodman for the heroic effort on defense: he. Eastern Randolph didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 9.4.

Eastern Randolph's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Kageon Brown, Justin Brown, and Preston Dobbins, who each picked up one sack apiece.

Although Randleman took the loss, they still got scores from Nazir Staton and Kayden Saunders.

Eastern Randolph's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Randleman, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.

Eastern Randolph and Randleman should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Wildcats will square off against Union Pines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (58 vs. 205). Meanwhile, Randleman (ranked 130th) will meet Asheboro (ranked 272nd) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.