The Douglas Byrd Eagles will face off against the Westover Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses dating back to last season for Douglas Byrd and three for Westover.
Douglas Byrd's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Seventy-First on Friday. They had to suffer through a 63-0 loss at the hands of the Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Falcons are ranked 39th).
Meanwhile, Westover came up short against South View on Friday and fell 27-14.
Douglas Byrd will need to focus on slowing down Tylance Canty, one of several Westover players who made an impact when they last played. He rushed for 56 yards and one TD on only six carries. Westover also got a significant boost from Latrell Allen, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
Douglas Byrd's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Westover, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Douglas Byrd strolled past Westover in their previous matchup back in September of 2019 by a score of 36-22. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Wolverines' Keyshown Lindsey, who rushed for 195 yards and one touchdown while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Eagles to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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