West Bladen is 1-7 against South Columbus since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Knights will challenge the Stallions at 7:00 p.m. West Bladen has given up an average of 28.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
West Bladen is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against South Brunswick on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Knights were outmatched by the Cougars and fell 35-7. The Knights were down 35-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, South Columbus hadn't done well against Whiteville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Stallions came out on top against the Wolfpack by a score of 22-15. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Stallions.
South Columbus didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jaylan Hubbard, Rylan Norris, and Briar Johnson picked up one apiece. Norris has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 18 times he's played.
South Columbus' record is now 6-4. As for West Bladen, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
West Bladen came up short against South Columbus in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 34-25. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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