West Rowan is 7-0 against South Rowan since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The West Rowan Falcons will venture away from home to challenge the South Rowan Raiders at 7:00 p.m. West Rowan will be strutting in after a win while South Rowan will be coming in after a defeat.
West Rowan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Carson 33-7 on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Falcons needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
West Rowan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Cameron Martin and Avion Casey. Martin also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13. Another thorn in Carson's side was Tallon Blackwell, who made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for South Rowan's offense. They had to suffer through a 45-0 loss at the hands of Northwest Cabarrus. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
The victory got West Rowan back to even at 2-2. As for South Rowan, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything went West Rowan's way against South Rowan in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as West Rowan made off with a 54-28 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Rowan 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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