The South Iredell Vikings are taking a road trip to take on the Statesville Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Iredell has given up an average of 39.1 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
South Iredell came up short against Lake Norman on Friday, falling 38-12. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Wildcats are ranked 24th).
Meanwhile, Statesville ended up a good deal behind Davie County on Friday and lost 22-7. The Greyhounds gained 161 more yards on the day, but it was the War Eagles that made the best use of them.
Even if they lost, Statesville's defense still kept up the pressure with six sacks. Jerome Newman was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up four himself.
Statesville's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2. As for South Iredell, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
South Iredell came up short against Statesville when the teams last played back in September of 2024, falling 6-0. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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