Western Alamance and Eastern Alamance are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Western Alamance Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eastern Alamance Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Western Alamance has four straight wins, Eastern Alamance has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Western Alamance didn't have too much trouble with Orange on the road as they won 24-7. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Panthers are ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Western Alamance found their leader in underclassman Ethan Oakley, who threw for 233 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 39 yards. The dominant performance gave Oakley a new career-high in rushing yards.
Eastern Alamance might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 45-14 to Reidsville, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Despite the defeat, Eastern Alamance got top-tier performance from Tyrek Samuel, who rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown. Samuel showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 65 yards.
Western Alamance pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Eastern Alamance, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Western Alamance lost to Eastern Alamance at home by a decisive 28-14 margin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Western Alamance have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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