The East Lincoln Mustangs will head out to face off against the Maiden Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 880 yards in their previous games.
East Lincoln made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Hickory, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Mustangs fell just short of the Red Tornadoes by a score of 31-28 on Friday. The game marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Jaxon Dollar
| 09/12/25 vs Bandys | 241 |
| 10/10/25 @ Foard | 198 |
| 08/22/25 vs South Iredell | 116 |
| 10/03/25 vs West Iredell | 103 |
| 09/05/25 vs Newton-Conover | 101 |
Despite the defeat, East Lincoln got top-tier performance from Grant Lawless, who threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 43 yards. Jaxon Dollar also helped out with an impressive 98 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Maiden beat Bandys 41-34 on Friday. The Blue Devils haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
East Lincoln better keep an eye on Shannon Wingate. He was instrumental in Maiden's win, rushing for 251 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Those 251 rushing yards gave Wingate a new career-high. Another passer making a difference was Grant Lawing, who threw for 126 yards and three touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Maiden was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Maiden's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Shannon Blake and Brandon Head, who racked up all six sacks between them. Blake also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 15.
Having lost for the first time this season, East Lincoln fell to 8-1. As for Maiden, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
East Lincoln couldn't quite get it done against Maiden in their previous matchup back in March of 2021 as they fell 46-38. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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