After flying high against Albemarle last Friday, West Stanly came back down to earth. The Colts lost 35-14 to the Central Eagles on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 299th in North Carolina, while the Eagles are ranked 101st in South Carolina).
Although West Stanly took the loss, they still got scores from Dominik Danzy and Logan Faile.
Aiden Short was nothing short of spectacular for Central: he rushed for 223 yards and four scores on only nine carries. Those 223 rushing yards gave Short a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dwayne Louallen Jr, who threw for 175 yards and one touchdown on only 15 passes.
West Stanly's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Central, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
West Stanly will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Eastern Randolph at 7:00 p.m. on the 26th. As for Central, they will venture away from home to face off against Blacksburg at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles will be up against the Wildcats' rather soft defense (which has allowed 40.5 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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