Southern Wayne hasn't had much luck against C.B. Aycock recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Southern Wayne Saints will look to defend their home field against the C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons at 7:00 p.m.
Southern Wayne is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Friday. They were beaten by Fike 63-0. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 371st, while the Demons are ranked 170th).
Meanwhile, C.B. Aycock put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Smithfield-Selma to the tune of 49-12. Fans of the Golden Falcons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Ricky Elliott, who rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards.
Southern Wayne's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for C.B. Aycock, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0.
Southern Wayne came up short against C.B. Aycock when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 29-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Elliott, who rushed for 232 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. Now that Southern Wayne knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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