The Draughn Wildcats will head out to take on the West Caldwell Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Draughn comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Draughn's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hibriten on Friday. They were beaten by the Panthers 56-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 371st, while the Panthers are ranked 124th).
Meanwhile, after only eight points in their last game, West Caldwell made sure to put some points up on the board against Patton on Friday. The Warriors put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 42-20 victory. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Warriors' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
West Caldwell's win came from a few key players Draughn will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Lathan Dula, who rushed for 49 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 92 yards and two TDs on only eight passes. Those 49 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. West Caldwell's leading receiver Jayden Quesenberry was Dula's top target yet again, picking up 71 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also rushing for 70 yards.
West Caldwell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
West Caldwell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Quesenberry and Javontae Hallman. Quesenberry also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because West Caldwell is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
Draughn's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for West Caldwell, they moved to 2-5 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Draughn strolled past West Caldwell when the teams last played back in April of 2021 by a score of 21-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats 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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