Morehead fell victim to Walkertown and their airtight defense on Friday. They lost 23-0 to the Walkertown Wolfpack. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 90th).
Walkertown's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cam Kelly, who rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown. Kelly is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 103 every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mitrend Curry, who picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Morehead and nudges their season record down to 1-6. As for Walkertown, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Morehead will square off against T.W. Andrews at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Morehead is facing T.W. Andrews at the right time seeing as T.W. Andrews is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Walkertown, they will take on North Forsyth at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Walkertown's defense has only allowed 14.7 points per game this season, so North Forsyth's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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