South Caldwell extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 2-6. They lost 57-35 to the Freedom Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Patriots are ranked 67th).
South Caldwell's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Corbin McGhinnis, who threw for 247 yards and three TDs, and Masyn Clay, who picked up 94 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Clay's longest reception was for an incredible 79 yards.
As for Freedom, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 22 points or more this season.
Kaden Davis had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 274 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 80 yards and one score on only six carries. Freedom's leading receiver Kobe Johnson was Davis' top target yet again, picking up 115 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. South Caldwell is set to square off against their familiar foe St. Stephens at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Freedom will challenge rival Alexander Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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