The Wakefield Wolverines will head out on the road to square off against the Knightdale Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Wakefield and six for Knightdale.
Last Friday, Wakefield came up short against Heritage and fell 20-13.
Although Wakefield took the loss, they still got scores from Carter Merck and Kailen Vines-Johnson.
Even if they lost, Wakefield's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Ryan Cashion and Chase Sizer, who racked up four sacks between them. Sizer has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, a victory for Knightdale just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Millbrook, falling 50-13. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Wildcats are ranked 30th).
Wakefield's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Knightdale, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-8.
Wakefield didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Knightdale when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 39-34 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wakefield since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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