The Cleveland Rams will head out on the road to square off against the Willow Spring Storm at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cleveland has six straight wins, Willow Spring has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, everything went Cleveland's way against Fuquay - Varina as Cleveland made off with a 44-21 victory. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 23 points or more this season.
Kaleb Ferrell and Jackson Byrd were among the main playmakers for Cleveland as the former gained 145 total yards and three touchdowns and the latter threw for 351 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. 92 of those passing yards were hauled in by Krisjon Clark.
Meanwhile, a win for Willow Spring just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Garner 63-7. While losing is never fun, the Storm can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Trojans are ranked 78th).
Despite the defeat, Willow Spring had strong showings from Amir Wallace, who rushed for 113 yards on only 14 carries, and Chayson Ingram-Gray, who rushed for 36 yards. That's the most rushing yards Ingram-Gray has posted since back in September of 2023.
Cleveland's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Willow Spring, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Cleveland against Willow Spring when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 52-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cleveland since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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