Football Preview: Walkertown Wolfpack vs. McMichael Phoenix
The Walkertown Wolfpack will venture away from home to face off against the McMichael Phoenix at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Walkertown focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Walkertown is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Reidsville just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. The game between them and the Rams wasn't particularly close, with Walkertown falling 41-26. The Wolfpack haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Loss or not, Walkertown got some senior leadership from Cam Kelly and Mitrend Curry. Kelly rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns, while Curry picked up 44 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Kelly is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 103 every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, McMichael was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 49-0 loss at the hands of West Stokes. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 347th, while the Wildcats are ranked 100th).
Walkertown's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. As for McMichael, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Walkertown won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, slipping by McMichael 28-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Walkertown since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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