The Lake Norman Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Mooresville Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Lake Norman: 14.8, Mooresville: 9.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Mooresville is hoping to do what South Iredell couldn't on Friday: put an end to Lake Norman's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Lake Norman snuck past South Iredell with a 29-25 win.
Lake Norman got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Mozes Morris out in front who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown. Cooper Riggleman did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 80 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Mooresville on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew A.L. Brown out of the water with a 49-7 final score. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 42 points or more this season.
Brody Norman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 299 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.0 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 46 yards and a touchdown. Gavin Barber also helped out as he racked up 101 receiving yards.
Mooresville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of AJ Graham and Darian Reid. Reid also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Another thorn in A.L. Brown's side was Luke Modrak, who made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Lake Norman pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Mooresville, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Lake Norman has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 168.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mooresville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 200.3. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Lake Norman was taken down by Mooresville 34-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Norman, who rushed for 47 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Lake Norman knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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