The Maiden Blue Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Watauga Pioneers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
While Blue Devils fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. Their defense stepped up to hand Foard a 30-0 shutout two weeks ago. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Tigers are ranked 289th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Maiden came from Raheim Misher, Kendall Roberts, and Blake Lackey.
Maiden's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Hampton Reed.
Meanwhile, Watauga humbled Avery County with a 56-7 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Pioneers just coasted through the last quarter.
Maiden suffered a grim 47-21 defeat to Watauga in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Maiden, Jackson Pryor (who picked up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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