Football Preview: Western Alamance Warriors vs. Havelock Rams
Western Alamance hasn't had much luck against Havelock recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Western Alamance Warriors are taking a road trip to take on the Havelock Rams at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Western Alamance is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Vance County with a 36-31 victory.
James Newton was his usual excellent self, rushing for 151 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picking up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Western Alamance was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Havelock). They really took it to Westover for the full four quarters, racking up a 63-15 win. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by 24 points or more this season.
A big part of Havelock's victory came down to the chemistry between Jaylen Hewitt and his top target Jonathan Williams. Hewitt threw for 409 yards and four touchdowns while Williams gained 212 total yards and four touchdowns. Hewitt's passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 368 passing yards. Havelock also got help from Jalen Morgan, who showed off his sure hands for 131 receiving yards.
Havelock didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Zyking Patillo led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Havelock got some further help from Christopher Bispham: he picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
The win (which was Havelock's seventh in a row) raised their record to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.6 points per game. As for Western Alamance, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Western Alamance took a serious blow against Havelock in their previous matchup back in April of 2021, falling 49-17. Thankfully for Western Alamance, Kamarro Edmonds (who rushed for 214 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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