The West Cabarrus Wolverines will square off against the South Iredell Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Cabarrus is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, West Cabarrus had to suffer through a 41-7 loss at the hands of Porter Ridge. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Pirates are ranked 26th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Iredell). They blew past Piedmont 41-17 on Friday. With the Vikings ahead 34-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
It was another big night for Tyler Johnson, who rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 192 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
West Cabarrus' defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for South Iredell, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
West Cabarrus barely slipped by South Iredell when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 23-22. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Johnson, who rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 128 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will West Cabarrus still be able to contain Johnson? There's only one way to find out.
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