A feisty cat fight will be fought when Bearcats challenges the South Wake Lions at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Carolina B is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.7 points per game this season.
Carolina B will head into Saturday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Cabarrus S back in September, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 52-point defeat they were dealt back in September. Carolina B fell just short of Cabarrus S by a score of 44-42. The Bearcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Carolina B might have lost, but man, Jaylan Mack was a machine: he picked up 106 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 55 yards. Amari Brown also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 93 receiving yards.
Carolina B didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Brown. Carolina B got some further help from Dre Gabriel: he picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles.
Meanwhile, a victory for South Wake just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by High Point Christian Academy 48-7. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 337th, while the Cougars are ranked 99th).
Carolina B's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for South Wake, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Carolina B came out on top in a nail-biter against South Wake in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, sneaking past 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carolina B since the squad 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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