Lake Norman won the last time they faced Hickory Ridge, and things went their way on Friday too. The Lake Norman Wildcats took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 42-14 win over the Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 23 points or more this season.
Lake Norman's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mozes Morris, who rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Those 140 rushing yards gave Morris a new career-high. Kyle Mosley was another key pass catcher, picking up 137 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lake Norman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
One reason for the win was Lake Norman's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Teagun Schenck was especially locked on to Hickory Ridge's QB and sacked him three times. Lake Norman got some further help from Memphys Barb: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Although Hickory Ridge took the loss, they still got scores from Ezekiel Kelly and David Johnson.
Lake Norman has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Hickory Ridge, their loss was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-8.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Cox Mill the next time they take the field. Lake Norman will host Cox Mill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Hickory Ridge will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
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