The C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Fike Golden Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. C.B. Aycock will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
C.B. Aycock is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against James Kenan on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Golden Falcons had to suffer through a 49-21 loss at the hands of the Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Golden Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Tigers are ranked 115th).
Although C.B. Aycock took the loss, they still got scores from Malachi Coley and Janeson Steele.
Meanwhile, Fike came into Friday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past Southern Wayne 48-12 on Friday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-6.
C.B. Aycock better keep an eye on Sam Finch. He was instrumental in Fike's win, throwing for 243 yards and six touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 31 yards. What's more, Finch racked up 155.2 passer rating, the most he's had since back in August. Fike's leading receiver Darryl Loatman was Finch's top target yet again, picking up 105 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Fike's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-5. As for C.B. Aycock, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything went C.B. Aycock's way against Fike in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as C.B. Aycock made off with a 32-12 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Golden Demons' Jerimiah Peart, who rushed for 141 yards and one score on only 14 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Golden Falcons to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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