East Burke has gone 6-1 against West Caldwell recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The East Burke Cavaliers will be playing at home against the West Caldwell Warriors at 7:30 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for East Burke and 18 for West Caldwell dating back to last season.
Last Friday, East Burke came up short against West Lincoln and fell 13-6.
Cannon Morrison put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown. Those 107 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
East Burke wouldn't let West Lincoln keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Burke can thank Nathan Rees and Jordan Fox for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, West Caldwell fell victim to Bandys and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 42-0 loss at the hands of the Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 346th, while the Trojans are ranked 121st).
East Burke's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for West Caldwell, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for East Burke against West Caldwell in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 50-7 victory. Will East Burke repeat their success, or does West Caldwell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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