The South Columbus Stallions will square off against the Whiteville Wolfpack at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Whiteville is hoping to do what Heide Trask couldn't last Friday: put an end to South Columbus' winning streak, which now stands at six games. South Columbus put the hurt on Heide Trask with a sharp 49-27 win.
Rush Blackwell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 247 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Those 247 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Briar Johnson was another key rusher, rushing for 102 yards and two touchdowns.
South Columbus was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 444 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Whiteville waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They took their game with ease, bagging a 55-7 victory over the Eagles. With the Wolfpack ahead 35-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
South Columbus' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Whiteville, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 8-1.
South Columbus was dealt a bruising 53-0 defeat at the hands of Whiteville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Whiteville's Nallegem Powell, who rushed for 68 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. Now that South Columbus 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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