A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars challenges the Millbrook Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Wake Forest's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Rolesville on Friday. They had to suffer through a 49-0 loss at the hands of the Rams. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Rams: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Millbrook). They claimed a resounding 50-13 victory over Knightdale. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won six matchups by 23 points or more so far this season.
Millbrook's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nessiah Mcarthur, who rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 63 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Mcarthur has posted since back in September. Brilison Mccullers was another key back, rushing for 70 yards and two touchdowns.
Millbrook wouldn't let Knightdale keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Millbrook can thank J?Qarrion Malone and Cairo Williams for forcing both of them. Quinton Cypher was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
The defeat snapped Wake Forest's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-5 record. As for Millbrook, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Wake Forest couldn't quite finish off Millbrook in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 45-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mcarthur, who rushed for 208 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that Wake Forest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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