The West Lincoln Rebels will square off against the Maiden Blue Devils at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. West Lincoln's defense has only allowed 16.2 points per game this season, so Maiden's offense will have their work cut out for them.
West Lincoln will head out to face Maiden after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. West Lincoln fell just short of Bandys by a score of 17-15.
Even though they lost, West Lincoln was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Maiden). They blew past East Burke, posting a 43-6 victory at home. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 222nd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Maiden's win came down to the chemistry between Grant Lawing and his top target Raheim Misher. Lawing threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes while Misher picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Misher torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards. Cohen Jenkins was in the mix as well, providing Maiden with two touchdowns.
West Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Maiden, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
West Lincoln strolled past Maiden when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 33-19. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Lincoln 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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