The East Wake Warriors will take on the Wake Forest Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Friday, East Wake needed a bit of extra time to put away Heritage. They managed a 34-28 win over the Huskies.
Maurice Maloy looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 163 yards and a pair of TDs, while also rushing for 38 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wake Forest). They blew past Vance County 53-0 on Friday. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 46-point advantage.
East Wake better keep an eye on Micah Olu. He was instrumental in Wake Forest's win, rushing for 102 yards and five scores. Those five rushing touchdowns gave Olu a new career-high. Stefen Tabon was another key player, rushing for 122 yards and one touchdown on only ten carries.
East Wake pushed their record up to 3-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.0 points over those games. As for Wake Forest, they picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 2-4.
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