Two dominant backs in Tyrek Samuel and Ricky Elliott are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the Eastern Alamance Eagles and the C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Eastern Alamance took a loss when they played away from home back in October, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed two weeks ago. They came out on top against Orange by a score of 21-13.
Meanwhile, C.B. Aycock put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Southern Wayne, posting a 56-6 win. Fans of the Golden Falcons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Elliott, who rushed for 83 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries. Another rusher making a difference was Caleb Frederick, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown.
C.B. Aycock was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in ten consecutive games.
Eastern Alamance has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-7 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.3 points per game. As for C.B. Aycock, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Everything came up roses for Eastern Alamance against C.B. Aycock in their previous meeting back in November of 2015, as the team secured a 55-14 win. In that contest, Eastern Alamance amassed a halftime lead of 42-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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