The East Wake Warriors and the Smithfield-Selma Spartans are set to duel on Friday. East Wake is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, East Wake earned a 27-20 victory over South Johnston. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by exactly seven points.
Maurice Maloy had a dynamite game for East Wake, throwing for 236 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Meanwhile, a win for Smithfield-Selma just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by C.B. Aycock on the road and fell 49-12. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 321st, while the Golden Falcons are ranked 60th).
East Wake's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Smithfield-Selma, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
East Wake strolled past Smithfield-Selma in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 25-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Wake since the squad 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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