Wheatmore hasn't had much luck against Randleman recently, but that could start to change on Friday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m.
Wheatmore is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game dating back to last season last Friday. They lost 41-18 to South Stanly.
Meanwhile, Randleman put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Asheboro by a score of 34-27. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Blue Comets are ranked 207th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
John Kirkpatrick was his usual excellent self, throwing for 215 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes, while also rushing for 30 yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Tyshaun Goldston was Kirkpatrick's top target, picking up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Wheatmore's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Randleman, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Wheatmore was taken down by Randleman 36-7 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kirkpatrick, who threw for 246 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. Now that Wheatmore knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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