
Cougars
| 10/03/25 vs Vance County | 53 | 
| 10/10/25 @ East Wake | 42 | 
| 09/12/25 @ Wakefield | 35 | 
| 10/17/25 vs Knightdale | 24 | 
Wake Forest extended their winning streak  to three  on Friday, bumping them up to 4-4. Everything went their way against the Knightdale Knights as they made off with  a  48-24 win. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won four matchups by 24  points or more  so far this season.
 Micah Olu continued  his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 233 yards and five  TDs while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also picking up 73 receiving yards and one  touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional  recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 102  rushing yards. Another player making a difference was  Landen Perry, who rushed for 120 yards and one  score on only six carries.
 Wake Forest's run defense was locked in: Knightdale could only muster 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank  Matthew Nolte for the heroic effort on defense: he. Wake Forest's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.74 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 8.23 on average over their last five games.
 Wake Forest's defense didn't let  Jamel Perry, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks.  Josiah Sturdivant was especially locked on to Knightdale's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in the Knights' side was  Xavier Taylor, who picked up  a  sack, made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss),  and defended one pass.
As for Knightdale, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6. The  defeat   continues a  trend for them in their meetings with Wake Forest: they've now lost nine in a row.
 Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was   Perry, who threw for 334 yards and three  touchdowns, and also rushed for 31 yards. Perry has become a key player for Knightdale: the team is 2-1 when he posts  at  least  300  passing yards, but 0-5 otherwise. The Knights' leading receiver  Le'Eric Cooper was  Perry's top target yet again, picking up 107 receiving yards and a pair of  TDs.
 Wake Forest wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next  game,  a  23-7  victory against Franklinton on the 24th. As for Knightdale, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next  contest,  a  32-23  loss against Heritage on the 24th.
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