East Burke is 1-8 against Freedom since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The East Burke Cavaliers will head out to face off against the Freedom Patriots at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
East Burke is leaving town to face Freedom after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. East Burke came up short against Christ School on Friday, falling 26-0. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Greenies are ranked 56th).
Meanwhile, Freedom came up short against Bunker Hill on Friday and fell 35-28.
East Burke strolled past Freedom when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a score of 29-13. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Freedom's Jaylen Barnett, who rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for East Burke to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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