There's no place like home for North Lincoln, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They blew past the North Iredell Raiders 44-22 on Monday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Raiders are ranked 187th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading North Lincoln to victory were Shannon Wingate and Tim Folk. Wingate rushed for 237 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.8 yards per carry, while Folk rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Folk really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Lincoln was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 398 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 331 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
North Iredell's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of HAROLD Jackson, who rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns, and Kaleb Sales, who rushed for 146 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Sales is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 123 every time he's taken the field this season.
North Lincoln pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for North Iredell, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record.
North Lincoln didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 42-14 victory against St. Stephens on the 11th. As for North Iredell, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 44-6 loss against Hickory on the 11th.
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