Football Preview: North Stanly Comets vs. Burns Bulldogs
After each having a week off, the North Stanly Comets and the Burns Bulldogs will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Stanly will be strutting in after a win while Burns will be coming in after a defeat.
North Stanly is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since September 2nd two weeks ago. Their defense stepped up to hand Albemarle a 24-0 shutout. The Comets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 22 points or more this season.
The critical scores for North Stanly came from Jaden Little, Aden Allsbrook, and Juice Lilly.
Meanwhile, Burns entered their contest against Shelby two weeks ago without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Burns took a 27-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Shelby. Despite 97 more yards than the Golden Lions, the Bulldogs couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kenyon Surratt, who picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Marshall Mcgowan, who threw for 82 yards and two touchdowns.
Burns didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mcgowan and Elijah Goodson.
Burns' loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-3. As for North Stanly, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. North Stanly has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 166.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Burns struggles in that department as they've been averaging 264.5. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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