Hunt is 4-0 against East Wake since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hunt Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Wake Warriors at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Hunt's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while East Wake has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Hunt is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Southern Wayne for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-0 victory on the road. With that win, the Warriors brought their scoring average up to 27.2 points per game.
The critical scores for Hunt came from J.T. Thomas, Jayden Warren, Brandon Batts, Isaiah Chadwick, and A.J. Hampton.
Meanwhile, East Wake entered their contest against West Johnston on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. East Wake took a 28-14 bruising from West Johnston. The matchup was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Warriors couldn't quite close it out.
Hunt's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-3. As for East Wake, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Hunt against East Wake in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-0 win. Will Hunt repeat their success, or does East Wake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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