Given their disadvantage in the MaxPreps state rankings, Statesville should expect quite the challenge on Friday. They will take on Kings Mountain in each of the teams' second playoff game at 7:30 PM. Both of these red-hot teams will try to put the other on ice to keep their winning streaks alive.
Statesville may have failed to reach the 31.73-ppg average they boasted coming into the matchup against East Rowan last Friday, but the squad still had enough to get the job done. Statesville dodged a bullet, finishing off East Rowan 7-6. Statesville found their leader in underclassman sophomore Chavion Smith, who rushed for 103 yards and 1 touchdown on 11 carries. Smith has now scored at least one touchdown in the past five games.
Meanwhile, West Rowan typically have all the answers at home, but Kings Mountain proved too difficult a challenge. Kings Mountain made easy work of West Rowan and carried off a 34-0 win. This was a playoff match, so the win was all the more important for Kings Mountain (and all the more bitter for West Rowan).
Their wins bumped Statesville to 9-3 and Kings Mountain to 10-2. We'll see who bends and who breaks when these two typically dominant teams face off.
Playoff bracket for these teams
Follow along with the Kings Mountain vs. Statesville matchup
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