The C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons will venture away from home to challenge the Fike Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Fike is hoping to do what South Johnston couldn't on Friday: put an end to C.B. Aycock's winning streak, which now stands at six games. C.B. Aycock put the hurt on South Johnston with a sharp 34-10 win. 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.
C.B. Aycock's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ricky Elliott, who rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Elliott's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 149 rushing yards dating back to last season. Zimere McClarin was another key pass catcher, picking up 135 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, C.B. Aycock was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Fike's strategy against Smithfield-Selma on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Fike blew Smithfield-Selma out of the water with a 37-0 final score. Given the Demons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Spartans are ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
C.B. Aycock's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Fike, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-2.
C.B. Aycock couldn't quite finish off Fike in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 15-13. Can C.B. Aycock avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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