The Pisgah Bears will look to defend their home field on Friday against the West Iredell Warriors at 7:30 p.m.
Pisgah is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Brevard two weeks ago. The Bears took a 36-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Devils. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, West Iredell rose to the challenge on Friday. They never let the Huskies get on the board and left with a 45-0 victory. Considering the Warriors have won five matchups by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Pisgah better keep an eye on Amario Spence. He was instrumental in West Iredell's win, rushing for 87 yards and a pair of scores on only nine carries, while also picking up 61 receiving yards. Ja'Braylan Patterson was another key player, throwing for 182 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
West Iredell didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Ashe County to a completion percentage of just 45.6%. The team can thank Jaquan Wasson for the heroic effort on defense: he. West Iredell has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.63 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.63 in their last three games.
West Iredell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Izaya Peet and Gabriel Harshman.
The win made it two in a row for West Iredell and bumps their season record up to 6-5. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 24 points in those games. As for Pisgah, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3.
Friday's contest might be decided on the ground. Pisgah has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 233.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like West Iredell struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 180.4 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's game turns into a tough fight on the ground. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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