The Bunn Wildcats will face off against the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
SouthWest Edgecombe will be up against a hot Bunn squad: the team just extended their winning streak to six. The Wildcats simply couldn't be stopped two weeks ago as they easily beat Roanoke Rapids 42-8. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 29-8.
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Tyler Perry had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 142 yards and three scores on only ten carries. Those three rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cj Kearney, who picked up 60 receiving yards and one TD.
Bunn didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dj Smith and Tashawn Crudup. Smith got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but SouthWest Edgecombe had no problem doing just that on Friday. They claimed a resounding 50-0 win over the Stallions. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Stallions are ranked 312th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of SouthWest Edgecombe's victory came down to the chemistry between Devion Mayo Jr and his top target Justin Bridgers. Mayo Jr threw for 127 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes while Bridgers picked up 73 receiving yards and three scores. SouthWest Edgecombe is undefeated when Bridgers posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 3-5 otherwise.
SouthWest Edgecombe's run defense was locked in: Southwest Onslow could only muster three yards per carry. The team can thank Tylen Gorham for the heroic effort on defense: he. SouthWest Edgecombe didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.8.
SouthWest Edgecombe now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Bunn, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
