The Mooresville Blue Devils will square off against the Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mooresville will be strutting in after a win while Hickory Ridge will be coming in after a loss.
Mooresville's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 55-0 victory over Cox Mill on the road. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 46 points or more this season.
Mooresville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Malachi Gwyn out in front who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Another signal caller making a difference was Brody Norman, who threw for 199 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mooresville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cox Mill only rushed for ten.
Mooresville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Kamelo Little, AJ Graham, Darian Reid, and Reid picked up one apiece. Graham is also on a roll when it comes to interceptions, as he's now snagged at least one in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Hickory Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 31-14 bruising from A.L. Brown. The game was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Ragin' Bulls couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the loss, Hickory Ridge had strong showings from David Johnson, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown, and Joell Wooten, who picked up 109 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards. Ezekiel Kelly got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
The victory made it two in a row for Mooresville and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Hickory Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Mooresville was able to grind out a solid win over Hickory Ridge when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 42-35. Does Mooresville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hickory Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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